The present age ... prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence ... for in these days illusion only is sacred, truth profane.

It is not as in the Bible, that God created man in his own image. But, on the contrary, man created God in his own image.

I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.

Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever the right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established.

As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate.

Man created God in his own image.

The power of thought is the light of knowledge, the power of will is the energy of character, the power of heart is love. Reason, love and power of will are perfections of man.

The power of miracle is the power of imagination.

What yesterday was still religion is no longer such today; and what today is atheism, tomorrow will be religion.

To theology, ... only what it holds sacred is true, whereas to philosophy, only what holds true is sacred.

Only he is a truly ethical, a truly human being, who has the courage to see through his own religious feelings and needs.

Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.

Only time will tell, as our memories fade into a past that isn’t meant to be a part of the future. Eventually, we have to find a way to let them go, to move forward and accept what’s to come.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.

There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy.

I had no desire to be in the movies. All my training had been in the theater, thank God.

That is life. Just one long succession of misunderstandings and rash acts and what not. Absolutely.

I do know this: When somebody has to look great on the screen, that's the death of funny.

You can't argue with popularity. Well, you could, but you'd be wrong!

Modern-era feminists believe that there is no inherent difference in men and women, that it's all the way they're raised.

Every astronaut flew into space for a living. But while NASA has not solved the security problems, I would not put me back into a shuttle - and no other astronaut. The confidence is shaken.