Man is by his constitution a religious animal; atheism is against not only our reason, but our instincts.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

When I look at my old pictures, all I can see is what I used to be but am no longer. I think: What I can see is what I am not.

Brightly burning passion is the releasing of your essence, your specialness and your gifts to the world.

No Roman ever died in contemplation over a geometrical diagram.

If there is a God, man's immortality is certain. If not, Immortality would not be worth having.

When you get old, you can't talk to people because people snap at you.... That's why you become deaf, so you won't be able to hear people talking to you that way.

Two things are universal: Hydrogen and stupidity

I'm always looking for a fresh perspective because it's fun to tell stories that are original and new in some way.

Is there any mystery like who you finally turn out to be.

Some men are great enough that they can love a whole woman, and not just part of her.

I was raised in a Baptist household, went to a Catholic church, lived in a Jewish neighborhood, and had the biggest crush on the Muslim girls from one neighborhood over.