The conscious attempt to be a good person without Christ is as legalistic as an attempt to make it into Heaven through empty religiosity.

Trust me, there are things in this mountain that will make your jaw bounce off the floor.

I don't want adventure.""I think you do. I think in a moment of weakness, you might surprise yourself.

Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights their forefathers had fought and died for.

If you want to keep people happy, just keep the food and entertainment rolling.

All of this,' the prophet said, serene, 'all of our activities, Sayid, you must understand this, all of your suffering, it's all part of a greater plan.''You'd be surprised at how little comfort I take from that notion.