Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.

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.

No, " said a voice, "the only thing wrong on a night like that is that there is a world and you must come back to it.

Of course, the medical profession doesn't like D.I.Y. anything.

We sleep in separate rooms, we have dinner apart, we take separate vacations - we're doing everything we can to keep our marriage together.

The aim (of education) must be the training of independently acting and thinking individuals who, however, see in the service to the community their highest life problem.

The function of the margin of safety is, in essence, that of rendering unnecessary an accurate estimate of the future.

Everyone is going to face challenges. What defines you is how you overcome those.

My advice is flip a coin. If you regret the way it landed, then go with your gut.

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance

We all have different relationships with music. But the music is always there.

I try to embrace people with love, unconditional love, like Christ did.