Liberty cannot be purchased by a wish.

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.

For a tiny instant Faith wondered whether it would benefit the doctor's investigation if he experienced a cliff fall first-hand.

Until slow and steady could win the race, being fast and speedier can bring no further grace

Solicitude for material things distracts the soul and divides it. The devil seizes the divided soul and drags it to hell.

An hour of anxiety cannot change my circumstances, but a minute of prayer can alter everything.

I love you. I love you, but I’m turning to my verses and my heart is closing like a fist.

We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness to what we hate.

If a song is longer than three and a half minutes, itll need something to keep you entertained.

I came over here and worked for rock magazines, and I worked for Rolling Stone, which has a very high standard of journalism, a very good research department.

Maybe that's what love is, I thought: it's being pissed off.

If you have a complex life, make it simple; if you have a simple life, continue it that way!