No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight.

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.

This shows you that even mistakes are sometimes valuable, so do not be hard on grown-up people if they are wrong sometimes.

[Al-Qaeda's supporters] are aware of the cracks in the Western financial system as they are aware of the lines in their own hands

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.

Strive always to improve the instrument.

It would be important for someone to understand how much our music means to us. Our music comes first right now and hopefully for ever.

I never really had an idol.

Comic book heroes are an important part of our culture.

Don't think too small about what God could do in your life-be prepared for God to do a big thing.

Your sensitivity is power. Don't let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.

True love is doing what is good for a person. False love is doing only that which causes that person to love you more.