The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.

Hell is truth seen too late.

Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Oh, everything is gorgeous once it's gone.

There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday.

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

At a very early age I knew I wanted to be an actor and then more specifically that I wanted to be on Broadway and be in musicals.

There's no tour plans, no reunion, no new album... nothing.

I can say for myself that I feel like I've gotten a ton of opportunities in the digital space and not a lot in the traditional space when I was first starting out.

The honour of physical decline is waiting, and you have to get used to that reality.

At the end of the day, we're people and we should fight for each other and we should make sure the well-being of each one of us is taken care of.

If you think the ocean isn't important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.

I’m just a big, hairy, American winning machine!