Is the set of all sets which are not members of themselves a member of itself?

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.

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.

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.

Over the wintry forest, winds howl in rage with no leaves to blow.

Life is an eternal journey in search of beauty.

When you build a fence around yourself, you'll wonder why people are afraid to approach you, because the pride in the fence is the cause of your blindness.

We have never been strictly political, only strictly funny.

Once someone asked me three words that best describe me and I said 'Loud, Louder, and Loudest.'

Love your calling with passion, it is the meaning of your life.

All true stories begin and end in a cemetery" - The Shadow of the Wind

When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.

Why are most chess masters under 30?

...and I discovered something: the meaning of my life was whatever I wanted it to be.