“The more rational statement is that we feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble, and not that we cry, strike, or tremble, because we are sorry, angry, or fearful, as the case may be. Without the bodily states following on the perception, the latter would be purely cognitive in form, pale, colorless, destitute of emotional warmth.”

“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”

“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”

“Life seems like a haunted wood, where we tremble and crouch and cry.”

“But because we are financially solid, because we do have an organization that is equipped to handle any situation that comes in front of us, we are successful in getting from the employers what are members want and need without strikes.”

“Two lovers move in the crowd like a link of music,
We press upon them, we hold them, and let them pass;
A chord of music strikes us and straight we tremble;
We tremble like wind-blown grass.”

“We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.”

“Even our fears make us feel important, because we fear we might not be.”

“Atheists’ anger doesn’t prove that we’re selfish, or joyless, or miserable. It shows that we have compassion, and a sense of justice. We’re angry because we see terrible harm all around us, and we feel desperately motivated to stop it.”

“Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.”