The Christian always swears a bloody oath that he will never do it again. The civilized man simply resolves to be a bit more careful next time.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

I don’t want you to hate me or even to not like me, but I am committed to helping you think and grow and succeed

Not having money to spend doesn’t mean we can’t have well-spent moments every day. (42)

Seriously, I don't consider myself a writer. I don't think I have writing talent. But I will continue to do it.

As you develop, the people around you develop. As you progress, the world progresses with you to a certain degree.

If you're lucky enough to pick what you do, that's the greatest career you can have. Ultimately, that's my goal: to have choices.

Everybody is called to become a saint. Not everybody's gonna be canonized by the Church...The only thing about being canonized is you're already dead so you don't even get to go to the party.

We want Facebook to be one of the best places people can go to learn how to build stuff.

Leading a band is fun, but it's not always something I want to continually focus on. I have my toes in a lot of different things.

Let go the things of which you are in doubt for the things in which there is no doubt.

Corporate conglomerates run without regulation do not work in the service of society, and run reckless and unchecked whenever possible.