Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts which could not exist without it.

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.

To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.

If Nigeria will change for the better, then we must take responsibility for the changes in Nigeria.

When mind says it's impossible, don't dictate heart to comply.

Health care costs are eating the Defense Department alive.

I can't speak to how Michael [Douglas] approached it in terms of his process.

Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things.

False praise is always confined to the great.

You can only do your best. That's all you can do. And if it isn't good enough, it isn't good enough.

We as visual artists need to continue to be renegades and say, "Yes I am here to do a project, but what is the social service?"

We're very blessed, just very fortunate to have the things we have.