The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.

I also played with Jimi Hendrix. Jimi would come down and sit in with Retaliation and we would have a ball. He offered me the gig with him at 20 pounds a week, which at that point, was like 60 bucks.

Never in my life did I think I would be congratulated by Mick Jagger for achieving anything.

I regard it as a waste of time to think only of selling: one forgets one's art and exaggerates one's value.

...one should never turn to one's left when facing the nagual.

I like wearing scarves in my hair because they make me look put together without taking a lot of time.

That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing.

I'll tell you what the danger is for Europe. It's carrying out a cold war against Russia and pushing Russia into China's arms. That's the threat to Europe.

Miracles happen in silence... lesser important things create world headlines.

Ignorance is a poor tool in a battle of wits.