I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity, of my dog; and I have similar experiences with mankind.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

Remember, nothing happens before it’s supposed to, so trust that, as you are striving for authenticity and personal excellence, the recognition of your life’s purpose is nearing closer.

Forgiveness is empowering for the forgiver. Years of resentment, frustration, and pain are set FREE!

But no guy was worth being a girl guys cheated with.

Almost everybody is born a genius and buried an idiot.

My artistic process involves pens, gesso, acrylic paint, and markers, all on vellum. I use a window painter's technique and paint on the backside of my image before I mess with the front.

The mind is "ashamed" of the blood. And the blood is destroyed by the mind, actually. Hence palefaces.

if we don't stand for something, you may be sure we will fall for anything.

All the doctors who wanted to forbid me to smoke and to drink are dead.

In everything, without doubt, truth has the advantage over imitation.

Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart.