Anton Szandor LaVey Quotes
Don't waste your time with people who will ultimately destroy you, but concentrate instead on those who will appreciate your responsibility to them, and, likewise, feel responsible to you.
I'm glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year.
Up is down, pleasure is pain, darkness is light, slavery is freedom, madness is sanity.
The Atheist complains about the wind. The Christian prays for it to change. The Satanist adjusts his sails.
Hate your enemy with a whole heart, and if a man smite you on one cheek, SMASH him on the other!
Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now!
Behold the crucifix; what does it symbolize? Pallid incompetence hanging on a tree.
There are many who would take my time. I shun them. There are some who share my time. I am entertained by them.
To be loved, feelings must be rationed. To love, the doors of hysteria, fantasy, and madness may be flung open.
When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.
Satanism represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates!
Since man's natural instincts lead him to sin, all men are sinners; and all sinners go to hell. If everyone goes to hell, then you will meet all your friends there.
Don't let that little pyramid with the bright eye fool you. That's to draw your attention away from the real thing: the big trapezoid beneath it.
I break away from all conventions that do not lead to my earthly success and happiness.
Hair on a man's chest is thought to denote strength. The gorilla is the most powerful of bipeds and has hair on every place on his body except for his chest.
Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!
Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true Messiahs - Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep!
Satanists are encouraged to indulge in the seven deadly sins, as they need hurt no one; they were only invented by the Christian Church to insure guilt on the part of its followers.
In order to perform the supernatural, you must first be able to accomplish the supernormal.
There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy!
Do what you want as long as its paying off for you. But once its become a liability, then something is wrong and you better find out what it is.
The ideal woman to me would be the gun-toting moll. Someone who is true blue and ready to face the world. Open to ideas and suggestion, not stubborn and closed minded.
Religions are easy to invent. Most traditional religions have little or nothing to do with reality, are dependent on obfuscation, interpretation, guilt, and unreasoning faith.
Most of the interesting people I've ever met have been deviant in one form or another.
Those that would say Satanist would like to kill animal's, sacrifice animals I would say they would make ideal animal sacrifices, I love animals and animals have always been part of me.
Why should I not hate mine enemies―if I "love" them does that not place me at their mercy?
The true test of anyone's worth as a living creature is how much he can utilize what he has.
When ghettos become the mainstream of society, islands of individuality cannot help but harbor an elite.
Satanism is not a white light religion; it is a religion of the flesh, the mundane, the carnal - all of which are ruled by Satan, the personification of the Left Hand Path.
Man prides himself on being the only animal who can modify his nature, yet when he chooses to do so he is called a phony.
It has been said "the truth will make men free". The truth alone has never set anyone free. It is only DOUBT which will bring mental emancipation.
Definition of Good and Evil: Good is what you like. Evil is what you don't like.
If a person wants to be hurt and enjoys suffering, then there is no reason not to indulge him in his wont.
I have a passion for big cats, I like big snakes. There is something about snakes that is so wise, they have this uncanny perfection. I'd like to get inside their reptilian heads.
When other people ask me, 'What gives you the right to suggest standards for others?', my answer is, 'If I don't, someone else, perhaps less qualified, will.