Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born so long ago.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

The world goes up and the world goes down And the sunshine follows the rain And yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown Can never come over again.

The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.

I lay no claim to advancing scientific data other than advancing flying knowledge. I can only say that I do it because I want to.

Socially, it is funny. People are annoyed because, really who is a clown?.

As soon as you are complicated, you are ineffectual.

The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden.

My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.

Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.

I can't remember what my first script was.