As men begin to grow civilized, they cease to be satisfied with mere taboos.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

You already have wings, you just have to trust that you can fly.

Quote from Frontiers:"Regardless of what happened, it was definitely going to be an exciting time for everyone, the day humanity first reached out to touch the stars.

One sure way to excel in life, be fabulous and fantastic is to know your fears and deal with them with fierce.

I was nerdy and really into computers. I was a good student until my senior year, when I started traveling and had a lot of absences.

It's sad, actually, because my anxiety keeps me from enjoying things as much as I should at this age.

The more hooks an idea has, the better it will cling to memory.

We don't get what we want, we get what we expect.

It is a great pleasure to escape sometimes from the restless class of Reformers. What if these grievances exist? So do you and I.

A memory is only a Prince Charming who stays just long enough to awaken the Sleeping Beauties of our wordless stories.

The duties of religion, sincerely and regularly performed, will always be sufficient to exalt the meanest and to exercise the highest understanding.