Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic.

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.

History is written by the winners.

To renounce freedom is to renounce one's humanity, one's rights as a man and equally one's duties.

This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings.

There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.

It is great to work on different scripts with different directors who have different styles. You get so much experience from that.

Pain is just another form of information.

Once you become a mother, you always have a guilt trip. You always try to do the best, but you feel you can always be better.

Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that? Well, he gets it from the landlady once a month.

Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way.

I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.