Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.

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.

I'm not afraid of death. Death's afraid of me.

Before every performance I feel nervous.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.

Women developed it as an art. They've had to, in order to survive. The problem is that it limits you. You are in a controlling situation in duality.

That man, the king of vacations... the king of vacations in his ranch said nothing but, you have to flee, and didn't say how... that cowboy, the cowboy mentality.

Fly and you will catch the swallow.

When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I'm wrong.

Mawah meenon ne le plus poohlala," I say with an affected bow.

I've been sober for 25. And every day I am very grateful that I don't drink.

Politics are close to me, but there are different ways of participating in politics.