Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.

Hell is truth seen too late.

Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

The house was silent, but somewhere in the garden was a swimming pool filled with unsettled water.

I've learned only that you never say never.

Human behavior is so intriguing. I find myself giving thumbs up signs all the time. I know I look like an absolute dork, but I do it anyway.

The 'renewed' mind is the canvas on which the Spirit of God can paint.

People are just like farm equipment. They rust out quicker than they wear out.

Like attracts like and we attract just what we are in mind.

Content is an obstacle to the exercise of power.

Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving.

Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things to rights.

There are always different things that can happen and I Marjane Satrapi don't want to yell at other people. It's easier if we yell at each other. We're still friends, so obviously it worked out.