Every thought of pity is like the balm of Gilead to our souls.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become president. I'm beginning to believe it.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.

I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.

I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose.

A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate

I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

It is only when we first do what we are SUPPOSED to do, that we set ourselves to be successful at what we WANT to do

The only crime is pride.

I love creating things, especially out of metal. There's something truly satisfying about shaping a piece of metal and seeing the impurities peeling away as you weld it into your chosen design.

I have no clue [why people say I'm insane]. Every time I've heard it, it came from an ugly person's mouth, so I don't care.

There is in this Universe much of what seems to be design.

The democrats are a coastal party.

People have really long attention spans, and they love complicated plots. TV series are giving the audience what they want.

The method of our time is to use not a single but multiple models for exploration.

If there's a theme in my work, it's that I like to focus on smart people who are facing oppression and who are fighting back against it.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God