Every man wherever he goes is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move with him like flies on a summer day.

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.

Sometime people are disempowered because they subconsciously identify themselves by their temporary circumstances instead of connecting with their innate value and truth.

The onset of adulthood is an organic, creeping process. No one wakes up one day and decides, "Lo, on this day I shall forever put away childish things and begin clipping coupons to go to Wal-Mart.

It was like I saw your soul in the notes of the music. And it was beautiful.

The truth is that the more you get paid, the less freedom you have. They never pay you for nothing.

To militant Islamists, the expulsion of the Soviets was just the prelude to purging the entire Islamic world of infidels.

To live as one likes is plebian the noble man aspires to order and law.

Anything that prevents you from taking an action or actions that might reasonably dispel legitimate anxieties. Fear is what paralyzes you.

When your kids come home, they don't necessarily want to talk to you. They just want to know you're standing there, ready to talk.

I just wanted to create things that I could be proud of. Money was just an evil byproduct to pay the bills at the end of the year.