L. Ron Hubbard Quotes

All men have inalienable rights to think freely, to talk freely, to write freely their own opinions and to counter or utter or write upon the opinions of others.

Truth is an all-freeing mechanism.

Who said the road doesn’t have bumps? It can still be traveled.

You are treating yourself in present time much as you were treated by others in the past. And you punish yourself far more than anyone would ever punish you.

The first principle of my own philosophy is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is the servant of commoner and king alike and should never be regarded with awe.

All the happiness you ever find lies in you.

Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind.

The only time anyone has ever gotten into serious trouble was when he decided he could do nothing about something.

It requires real strength to love Man. And to love him despite all invitations to do otherwise, all provocations and all reasons why one should not.

The one impulse in man which cannot be erased is his impulse toward freedom, his impulse toward sanity, toward higher levels of attainment in all of his endeavors.

The goal of Scientology is making the individual capable of living a better life in his own estimation and with his fellows and the playing of a better game.

Let the child see Mama and Daddy both at least once a day. Never quarrel or argue in front of a baby or a child-it destroys security.

Maintain silence in the presence of birth to save both the sanity of the mother and the child and safeguard the home to which they will go.

Not smoking enough will cause lung cancer! If anybody is getting a cancerous activity in the lung, the probabilities are that it's radiation dosage coupled with the fact that he smokes.

The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age.

Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man wanted to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion.

Understanding has very specific component parts. These component parts are affinity, reality and communication.

A person is either the effect of his environment or is able to have an effect upon his environment.

The alleviation of the condition of insanity has also been accomplished now.

The way to happiness is much, much easier to travel with people one can trust.

You are only three or four hours from taking your glasses off for keeps.

Communication is the universal solvent.

Scientology is used to increase spiritual freedom, intelligence, ability and to produce immortality.

The third principle is that any philosophic knowledge is only valuable if it is true or if it works.

An individual who can freely and with a clear heart do things because they're fun is a very sane person.

The very nature of the Chinaman holds him back. If his fellow should fall, John thinks it quite proper that he stamp on the underdogs face.

If you can achieve action, you will achieve happiness.

Self-confidenc e alone is security. Your ability is your security. There is no security but you.

Works of art are viewed by people. They are heard by people. They are felt by people. They are not just the fodder of a close-knit group of initiates. They are the soul food of all people.

If you want to make a little money, write a book. If you want to make a lot of money, create a religion.

That which a person works hardest on, he winds up having. That's one of the fundamentals of this universe. That to which he devotes energy, he finally has.

The way to happiness is a high-speed road to those who know where the edges are.

Inaction and indecision in the present is because of fear of consequences of the future.

Moses and the crooked snake... that turned into a stuck, that was actually a disintegrator pistol.

The way to happiness requires that one set a good example for others.

Affection can no more spoil a child than the sun could be put out by a bucket of gasoline.

A human being feels able and competent only so long as he is permitted to contribute as much as or more than he has contributed to him.

Make money. Make more money. Make others produce so as to make money... However you get them in or why, just do it.

The greatest ability in the whole human race and all amongst the livingness, is the ability to help.

One cannot hold power and not use it.

The way out is the way through.

Save the child and you save the nation.

Living is having and following a purpose. That's all.

Boldness in itself is genius.

Personnel and their capacity for work on their exact jobs is the basic key to income and success.

When you can be your own best audience and when your applause is the best applause you know of, youre in good shape.

Probably the most neglected friend you have is you. And yet every man, before he can be a true friend to the world, must first become a friend to himself.

What is important is how much service you can give the world and how much you can get done and how much better you can make things.

Lifes light. Life is light. You can make light do anything you want to. Photography means 'light writing'.

Communication is the root of marital success from which a strong union can grow, and noncommunicatio n is the rock on which the ship will bash out her keel.