He who takes nature for his guide, is not easily beaten out of his argument

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.

Typical St Mary’s. When the chips are down we don’t whine and we don’t run – we do some damage.

I usually plan to read a book for a half-hour before bed, but then I end up staying awake until 3 A.M. to finish it. Fortunately, my dog doesn't mind when I keep the bedside lamp on.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

Never give up praying until the answer comes.

Bill Gates is a relative newcomer to the fight against global warming, but he's already shifting the debate over climate change.

If you don't know where you come from, it's difficult to determine where you are.- It's even more difficult to plan where you are going.

Before we choose our tools and technology, we must choose our dreams and values, for some technologies serve them, while others make them more unobtainable.

I know I would have had a lot more trophies in my cabinet if I went with him [Sir Alex Ferguson].

How do you create a film that can reach millions of people and engage them in the subject? You have to take risks and try something new.

Seeing into one's self-nature is seeing into nothingness. Seeing into nothingness is true seeing & eternal seeing