Oppression is often the consequence, but seldom or never the means of riches.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

“Self-confident people are mindful about spending their time, energy, and interests on things that truly matter.

When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body.

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

It's not getting what you want that's the hard part, it's deciding what you want.

The casinos believe in math (and I don't mean numerology).They believe in the power of percentages and short pays, not in the power of magic stones, amulets and omens.

They who are continually shocked by slavery have some right to be shocked by the violent death of the slaveholder, but no others.Such will be more shocked by his life than by his death.

You sure you don’t want me to stay? I’ll make you coffee and ask you about your day.

You have so little faith in yourself because you are unwilling to accept the fact that perfect love is in you, and so you seek without for what you cannot find within.

Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones.

It's similar to the way you feel cuddling an infant or a kitten, when you want to squeeze it so hard you'd kill it.