Stupidity is much the same all the world over

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

You talked over the tour guide who pointed to houses and windows. Showing us where people had lived and died and other people now stayed in their place. Just like a broken heart." - Adieu

Time is standing still like the sun. We are the ones moving around time like planets orbiting the sun.

The kiss was so soft she couldn’t believe this was the same bad boy who’d said such things to her with that mouth.

...people called it justice, but prison doesn't make everything better, " he observes. "Just because someone pays a price doesn't mean they didn't steal from you to begin with.

make no mistake about it, the detective-story is part of the literature of escape, and not of expression.

I am tired of myself in every way. All things, deep down to the secret of their roots, are stained by the color of my weariness.

Whenever I go past McDonalds I get very, very angry.

It's very important to be in your child's life and know what's going on and be there with them.

Words are much better at relating emotions and thoughts.