If the universe had a beginning, its beginning, by the very condition of the cases, was supernatural; the laws of Nature cannot account for their own origin.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

The light of revelation cannot shine through the fire of anger." (HS/el)

When I was a child, I understood the things of my childhood. Now that I have grown into a man, I understand less of the world than I did as a lad.

‎'The demon cried, waving its furry arms above his head like a demented orangutan.

I doubt I'll ever pay someone to do a remix again, because there's some amazing stuff just coming out of bedrooms.

Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through.

Desperate affairs require desperate remedies.

Nobody's really paying that much attention to your massive personal dramas.

I'm going to ask what is correct, what I deserve, especially in relation to male actors.

I love when a director says, "I don't know."

Deviation from either truth or duty is a downward path.