That I could clamber to the frozen moon. And draw the ladder after me.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

You will find the greatest happiness in letting yourself be.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

Very nice couplet, although there are dull stretches.

People like you are the reason People like me need medication.

I wanted to go to Rome. I got an offer to do an Italian film and I went.

Touch me again, and I’ll end you… in a non-criminal way.

I hate it when girls act stupid ’cause they think it’s cute. Intelligence is sexy.

And I somehow always felt less lonely when I was completely alone.

I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.

Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people.