I think, therefore matter is capable of thinking.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.

Hell is truth seen too late.

Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

People who have created their success through hard work and the support of others are always looking for ways to help those around them. Don’t be afraid to reach out.

When you have a definite purpose of life, the universe will reveal the path to attainment.

Be careful of what you say and do in life, you never know who's watching.

God’s grace is our greatest need.

Dumb luck and flying by the seat of your pants can only get you so far in life.

I've had women who move to the towns I'm living in, just pack up and move there, never even met 'em before, 'cause they heard I lived there.

You hate me because I am the embodiment of all your doubts.

The question isn't, 'What do we want to know about people?', It's, 'What do people want to tell about themselves?'

I will one day be thin, but Vincent Gallo will always be the director of The Brown Bunny.

There is no one else at all who is fighting ISIS on the ground, except for President al-Assad's army.