But it is a miracle that a dead man should come to life; because that has never been observed in any age or country.

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

We are always fascinated with the past, but the future is always brighter.

The grief and tears didn't wash me away. They gave me my life back! They cleansed me, baptized me, hydrated the earth at my feet.

You have to pay people real money.

To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while.

I'm from Alabama and I have morals and I have class. That's my personality.

Democracy is born in dirt, nourished by the digging up and turning over as much of it as can be brought within reach of a television camera or subpoena.

No man can be patient who has not strong passions, for patience is passion tamed.

Malcolm X had a clear vision and an understanding that we were - that he was a part of a broad freedom struggle.

Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.

The dust will not settle in our time. And when it does some great roaring machine will come and whirl it all skyhigh again.