If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.

The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution.

He was cut from the scene like a case of the runs from a can-can routine.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

Failing doesn't have to mean not succeeding.

Comedy has always been important in my family. If you got in a good joke at the dinner table, it meant more than almost anything else.

Before I left Russia in 1999, I was living in a very poor factory town with my family and friends, and nothing was ever going to change.

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless.

Regrettably, people today don't watch many programs that actually teach people how to cook, so I agreed to do a competitive show that I think will provide inspiration.

Britain is not the same anymore of course. It's never the same.

Fair, kind, and true, have often lived alone.