Dennis Prager Quotes

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists.

Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.

The idea that you earn things - that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility. the vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

The vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind

If we continue to teach about tolerance and intolerance instead of good and evil, we will end up with tolerance of evil.

Nothing guarantees more the erosion of character than getting something for nothing

Whatever the Left touches-- the arts; the economy; health care; the soul; religion-- it destroys or damages

Those who do not confront evil resent those who do.

Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press.

Prayer is not asking God to do something, it's asking God to help YOU do something

Secularism breeds narcissism. There is nothing higher to live for, so you live for you

The biggest obstacle to people becoming better is that you have to really want to be a good person in order to be a better person, and most people would rather be other things.

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless.

Utopian movements produce dystopias.

Compassion without wisdom is dangerous. It's what enables people to support the 'underdog,' even if the underdog is evil

Socialism values equality more than liberty.

More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.

The more that you expect, the less happy you will be-- because if the expectations are realized you won't be grateful

When emotions dominate, maturity and wisdom deteriorate

A bad mood is like bad breath. Both are wrong to inflict onto others

Good and happy people who believe in God are the greatest living arguments for God's existence

Lying to the Left is like water to fish

The bigger the government, the greater the corruption

Taking responsibility for your own life is not a Left wing idea

The Libertarian Party is a shameful party

When women criticize men it's called feminism. When men criticize women it's called misogyny

I don't judge people by their theology, I judge them by their behavior

Nothing enables people to do evil as much as does a sense of victimhood

Given the amount of unjust suffering and unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful for, sometimes even perplexed by, how much misery I have been spared.

Happiness is a moral obligation

Tell me of a right wing-induced hysteria of the last 50 years

The state of Europe is so bad that I cannot see any future in Europe other than its Islamization or a civil war

Complaining is never powerful because at the root of a complaint is powerlessness

Repetition is the mother of pedagogy

Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.

Happiness is not so much a feeling as it is an attitude

I always believe in earning love. I consider unconditional love to be one of the worst ideas developed

Complaining not only ruins everybody else's day, it ruins the complainer's day, too. The more we complain, the more unhappy we get.

Please understand what the IRS scandal is about: Using the government to shut down opponents

The Left has always sought single, non-values-based explanations for human behavior.

The vast majority of those who are famous are not significant and the vast majority of those who are significant are not famous.

America derives its laws from its Constitution. It derives its values from the Bible. We don't get inalienable rights from the Constitution; we get them from God.

Most evil comes from the belief that one is a victim, or one's group is a victim

God is the foundation of liberty. Because if God is not, who is? The government?

Those who don't hate evil hate those who do

My great project is to undo the moral and intellectual damage of most universities

Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to be happy because our happiness has an effect on everyone around us.

Without God and religion you don't have moral truth, you have moral opinion

Conservatives divide the world in terms of good and evil while liberals do it in terms of the rich and poor.