It is a fraud of the Christian system to call the sciences human invention; it is only the application of them that is human.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Choose to regret nothing in your life. The only thing you can change is your future.

It is better to experience than to be told.

I started playing poker in 2003 during my pregnancy, to distract myself from my awful morning sickness. For months all I did was cry and play Texas Hold'em.

Once they witnessed one of his painting sold at auction for $100,000. And asked how you do it, he said, 'I feel as a horse must feel when the beautiful cup is given to the jockey.'

Multitasking is a lie.

Calling someone a monster does not make him more guilty; it makes him less so by classing him with beasts and devils.

Every place swarms with commentaries; of authors there is great scarcity.

The human mind is prone to pride even when not supported by power; how much more, then, does it exalt itself when it has that support?

If not now, then when ? If not you, then who ?

It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.