A man full of faith is simply one who has lost the capacity for clear and realistic thought.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Some of the greatest masterpieces of art are created against the odds of reality.from the book: stuff i think about

Absolute is infinite so there is no absolute truth. There is truth that you can see in infinite ways and make your own.

War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize "world peace" even when we get it.

Beta and modern portfolio theory and the like - none of it makes any sense to me.

What woman wants to go home with a guy that lives with his mother?

Dr. Shapiro is a pioneer in the field of helping people overcome trauma and negative past experiences.

The smile on your face is sometimes out of place, don't mind no frowns, cheer down.

Just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts.

My stroke of insight would be: peace is only a thought away, and all we have to do to access it is silence the voice of our dominating left mind.

We used to think that energy and water would be the critical issues for the next century. Now we think water will be the critical issue.