But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Love is a flower that should never cease to grow. Nurture it, and it will outlive you. Neglect it, and it will wilt away and die.

Prison is, simply put, the bottom rung of the welfare ladder.

Comedy is tragedy - plus time.

If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative.

If you can't see someone's got a game with great personality, you shouldn't be out there looking.

Everything one reads is nourishment of some sort - good food or junk food - and one assumes it all goes in and has its way with your brain cells.

We're not as different as we think we are.

Life will be simpler when I don't spend two-thirds of the year in the middle of the Pacific.

Madam, you ask me how I compose. I compose sitting down.

I used to go with solid blue, but recently I've found that a mix of red and green is a better fit for my personality.