Imagine all contradictions, all possible incompatibilities--you will find them in the government, in the law-courts, in the churches, in the public shows of this droll nation.

Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.

Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.

If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?

She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.

Martin in particular concluded that man was born to live either in the convulsions of misery, or in the lethargy of boredom.

had no need of a guide to learn ignorance

Wisdom must yield to superstition's rules, Who arms with bigot zeal the hand of fools.

Candide, who trembled like a philosopher, hid himself as well as he could during this heroic butchery.

If they're from the village, you take them to the inn. If they're from the city, you treat them with respect when they are beautiful and throw them on the highway when they are dead.

But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad, " replied Martin.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.

The secret is not following the right path, it's following that right path to the end. Don't quit, my friend, until you've arrived.

A leader is a thorn in the flesh of oppressive people. They never feel comfortable when a leader stands up.

It's what's buried deep inside that frightens me because it's broken, like a shattered mirror.

GRACEGRACE is the GIFT of God's Riches' the PEACE of God, The LOVE of God, The HOPE of God.

You have to cross many bridges and you have to walk many paths in your life! But what is more important than this is to know which bridges you should not cross and which paths you must not walk!

I believe in communication books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.

On behalf of the American people, just let me say that we are proud to count Greece as one of our closest allies and one of our greatest friends.

With the Internet, bands can come and go every five minutes and the music looks disposable.

A newspaper that is true to its purpose concerns itself not only with the way things are but with the way they ought to be.