Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.

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.

...'By wisdom a house is built up, And by discernment it is made secure.By knowledge its rooms are filledWith all sorts of precious and pleasant treasures.'– Proverbs 24:3, 4

We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.

It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest.

Naturally, our own irrational demands strike us as having the force of needs, while other people's needs strike us as capricious indulgences.

Many years ago, I think I got my first insight on how an incredibly diverse team can work together and do astonishing things, and not just misunderstand each other and fight.

I'm the little half-black, half-Jewish girl who was odd and awkward. I try to be myself.

To me, poetry is a rational act. I never write a poem if I'm not sure what I am going to say or what I want to communicate.

Going to radio with a rap record prior to going to the consumer is like having no foreplay with your girlfriend.

When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies, the United States and Europe have parted ways.

among a coward's weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all