The object of man's desire is not to enjoy once only, and for one instant of time; but to assure for ever, the way of his future desires.

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.

My wish for you is that your life will always be filled with an abundance of love, joy, and wonderful, amazing moments.

The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative.

My passion is to open people's eyes to the sea using the power of photography as a universal language to convince the unconvinced among us that the oceans are fragile and finite.

I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!

Christians can trust God to redeem even the greatest of tragedies and the most desperate of situations.

Far from being a psychological trait, the spirit of revenge is the principle on which our whole psychology depends.

Hollywood, we decided, was a nice place to die, but we wouldn't want to live there.

I've turned down songs that would be much easier to play on the radio that I don't think should be on the album. Maybe I've shot myself in the foot.

Right and wrong can be like bloody snakes: so tangled up that you can't tell which is which until you've shot 'em both, and then it's too late.

When I look at the world it fills me with sorrow, little children today are really going to suffer tomorrow.