Barbarity, caprice; these qualities, however nominally disguised, we may universally observe from the ruling character of the deity in all regular religions.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

He's only harming himself who's bent upon harming another

Taken together the Internet reads like the grandest character-driven novel humanity has ever known. Not much plot though.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

The most difficult part about understanding something is that we understand it all.

Whatever you do, never stop dreaming.

Once you go outside your natural audience, there are tons of people that don't like you.

Anyone who wants to know who I am can just read my lyrics - I've always written about who I am.

Perhaps it was freedom itself that choked her.

A bad decision well implemented is better than a brilliant decision not well implemented.

By the second tour I had rice cakes and hummus with me, and I was jumping rope in my room.