Daniel Dennett

The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.

Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us.

Natural selection is not gene centrist and nor is biology all about genes; our comprehending minds are a result of our fast evolving culture.

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy.