It is entirely clear that there is only one way in which great wars can be permanently prevented, and that is the establishment of an international government with a monopoly of serious armed force.

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.

Pretending I’m all grown-up seems like too much work. I’d rather just be me

The sound of the pages turning was the sound of magic. The dry liquid feel of paper under fingertips was what magic felt like.

Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised

You eat with your left hand. That's unacceptable. Can you do it with your right?""Can you do it with your left?

The problem of an atomic war must not be confused by minor problems such as Communism versus capitalism. An atomic war would kill everyone, left, right, or center.

When the heart stops for one beat it is desire, when it stops for one life time it is love

What good does it do to sit at the counter when you cannot afford a hamburger?

The best government in the world, the best religion, the best traditions of any people, depend upon the good or evil of the men and women who administer them.

I shovel [money] out, and God shovels it back...but God has a bigger shovel!

I'm probably a monster-of-the-week guy, and that comes back down to my old favorite show, which as a kid was always Scooby-Doo.