Government is best which governs least

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, forgiveness, modesty, humility and gratitude are most important virtues in life.

An historic institution, which never went right, is really quite much of a miracle as an institution that cannot go wrong.

We are outside again, walking, when he takes a bite and stops dead. "Wow, " he says after a minute. Then, "Wow, " again.I smile. Everyone remembers their first taste of Paris. This will be his.

I'm not so much surprised by the success of 'Ugly Betty' as I am feeling so blessed by it.

People really do like seeing their best friends humiliated; a large part of the friendship is based on humiliation; and that is an old truth,well known to all intelligent people.

I am a journalist and have no earthly motives except curiosity and personal vanity.

The cold, increased by the tremendous speed, deprived them of the power of speech.

I've got a New Zealand film coming out here called Out of the Blue. It's a very heavy story, and it's the first time I've played a character who is alive.

Don't eat any foods you've ever seen advertised on television.

They knew that it was necessary to believe these things and to love God. They knew that there could be no salvation except by faith, and through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.