“I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of wi...” — Antonio Gramsci Quote

“I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”

“To tell the truth is revolutionary.”

“Is it better to work out consciously and critically one's own conception of the world and thus, in connection with the labours of one's own brain, choose one's sphere of activity, take an active part in the creation of the history of the world, be one's own guide, refusing to accept passively and supinely from outside the moulding of one' own personality?”

“The point of modernity is to live a life without illusions while not becoming disillusioned”

“My practicality consists in this, in the knowledge that if you beat your head against the wall it is your head which breaks and not the wall - that is my strength, my only strength.”

“I turn and turn in my cell like a fly that doesn't know where to die.”

“There are no proofs. There are only agreements”

“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.”

“Progress is born of doubt and inquiry. The Church never doubts, never inquires. To doubt is heresy, to inquire is to admit that you do not know—the Church does neither.”

“Sometimes scientific discoveries are like that […]. Once people know something is possible, the pace of new findings increases. (Wylan)”

“You must not lie about trilobites, nor yet about time.”

“Beyond work and love, I would add two other ingredients that give meaning to life. First, to fulfill whatever talents we are born with. However blessed we are by fate with different abilities and strengths, we should try to develop them to the fullest, rather than allow them to atrophy and decay. We all know individuals who did not fulfill the promise they showed in childhood. Many of them became haunted by the image of what they might have become. Instead of blaming fate, I think we should accept ourselves as we are and try to fulfill whatever dreams are within our capability.”