Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

There comes a time for everybody when words and reasons can become such a great weariness.

Though children can accept adults as adults, adults can never accept children as anything but adults too.

That what keeps us supported is dharma (religion).

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.

There's an incredible fascination for that and that goes with violence and everything else in pictures.

Be in control. Know who you are. And don't try to be different just to be different.

It's amazing how a truly great songwriter can touch anyone in the world with their words.

It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies.

Going to the theater, spending tons of money, people are losing money doing that. I'm really interested in my kinds of movies being seen as many people as possible on a TV.

The true manipulator never has a reputation for manipulating.