Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

I don't make people comfortable but that's what couches are for.

Who realizes what? That is realization.

Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried!

If you think a complimentary thought about someone, don't just think it. Dare to compliment people and pass on compliments to them from others.

By seeking and blundering we learn.

I just get on with my game and let the referees do their job.

I think my relationship with life has changed - I want to make more complex images than before. Complex in the sense that I try to put in a lot of information, sometimes contradictory information.

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.

Of course I have played outdoor games. I once played dominoes in an open air cafe in Paris.

Part of my role, I suppose, is to run government business in the House of Representatives, and try to ensure that people know exactly what's going on in the Chamber is an important part of that.