Life seems to me essentially passion, conflict, rage. It is only intellect that keeps me sane; perhaps this makes me overvalue intellect against feeling.

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.

Sometimes, I miss so much the person that I was before the world tore me up in so many places. If only "they" could have just let me stay that way.

Lovers will always tell lies. You should know that, Rinaldi, anything to protect their beloved one.

Rock and roll cola wars, I can't take it any more.

You can lock up from a thief, but you can't from a liar.

I realize I will never regain my anonymity but I can certainly give it a try. And it's a lot of fun to give it a try.

All I have is an opinion - I don't deal in Truth.

We ought to be respecting the principle of equality.

All politics is personal with President Trump. And that carries with it great, great problems.

Fear itself is the vanguard of wisdom

I do not have the angst and the anxiety of my youth. I've gotten to a place where I'm very comfortable with who I am.