Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

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.

When you tire of living, change itself seems evil, does it not? for then any change at all disturbs the deathlike peace of the life-weary.

We’ve been focusing so much on getting there that we haven’t been enjoying the ride

This is the story of America. Everybody's doing what they think they're supposed to do.

No matter how long grave acts tarry in their conceal places, light always move in on them.

I embrace the purpose of God and the doom assigned.

The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions.

A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush.

I buy DVDs. I don't really buy CDs unless they're for other people.

I don't understand the music but I certainly understand the girl singer!

All is well with me. The rain doesn't reach me, my room is well heated, what more can one ask for? There's no shortage of work, either.