Notice, by extension, that in a democracy those committed to non-procreation could never, in the long run, prevail politically against those committed to procreation.

On my view there is no net benefit to coming into existence and thus coming into existence is never worth its costs.

As we have seen, nobody is lucky enough not to be born, everybody is unlucky enough to have been born – and particularly bad luck it is.

I am under no illusions. My position, no matter how clearly stated, is likely to be misunderstood.

I kept thinking how they were all names of dead people, and how names are basically the only thing dead people keep.

When you thank GOD for what you have, it means you appreciate and value what's in your hands. And when you value what's in your hands, it will open up its wonder to you.

Education is acquisition of intellectual knowledge to be what we ought to be.

He could argue a case for anything, but that doesn’t change the fact he’s wrong most of the time.

The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party but they say nothing and if we do not use the gifts they bring they carry them as silently away.

Courage is sustained by calling up anew the vision of the goal.

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

O human creature,you are the investigator without knowledge, the magistrate without jurisdiction, and all in all, the fool of the farce.

When I was little, I think that I wanted Superman to be my boyfriend.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.