Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.

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.

People judge you by what they see outside of you, But don't let them judge you, because they never see what is inside of you.

Liberty means refusing to allow some men to use the state to compel other men to serve their interests or opinion.

I might not have superpowers, but I know how to knee a guy in the nuts.

In pride in reas'ning pride our error lies All quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes Men would be angels angels would be gods.

If you push hard enough you can change. You can take everything you know and round it up, turn it into something else, and keep turning things into something else.

Life is a near-death experience.

One thing I'm afraid of is not taking advantage of opportunities. I feel like these are kind of gifts.

The earth does not need new continents, but new men.

Who designed this world we live in?

I think the biggest misconception about me probably is ... I don't prey on the weak. I ain't a bully, but I ain't no saint, either.