Awesome.
Mike and Alex make great points. And Mike, on a personal note, I agree 100% with your philo, and I love what you said about truth being universal but percieved in different ways. I feel that happens almost always.
About quoting Bruce... there's nothing wrong to quote someone, and you shouldn't be labeled ignorant when doing so. But just like was said make sure that you have given thought to the quote and know exactly why you are quoting it. I tend not to quote Bruce that much, but sometimes I do when I feel it's appropriate. That should be the thing. It's about your own knowledge.
And as far as universal truth goes, well to get right down to it, that's basically what every religion is trying to get to. They're trying to get OUT of our humanistic observations and experience what is total and beyond just this little world. That's not too easy
And many actually scoff at it too.
Look at it this way, all humans must eat to live. That's a universal truth of biology. All humans feel emotions (not including damage to the brain, etc.) that is universal truth of mentality.
All humans have to deal with death. That is universal truth for all of us.
Universal truth is out there. The laws of the universe will be the way they are whether or not we're here. We may never get out of our little human ways of seeing things... but to me the importance is not in actually getting there, but the journey of trying to see more. That's what has kept the human race going.
Ryu