Envy is the basis of democracy.

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.

There are no monsters, Doctor, ' she spluttered.Yeah, There are, ' he said. 'Some of them are just better at hiding than others. And then there are the ones we wouldn't know if we saw them.

I developed that for a long time. I also developed 'Sugar Sweet Science' at New Line and that didn't happen. That was a boxing movie. And between all that there were a couple of other things.

African Americans have always known that a little bit of paranoia was healthy for us.

I'm a songwriter who just wants to bring people great songs.

It is normal to be nervous.

A Drop of the Ocean is still the Ocean.

I woke up thinking a very pleasant thought. There is lots left in the world to read.

What an exciting age it is we live in With all this talk about the hope of youth And nothing made of youth.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

Acts of virtue ripen into habits; and the goodly and permanent result is the formation or establishment of a virtuous character.