The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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.

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.

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.

Tears do not replace sweat, at least it never did in me... When I just cry, I'm in the same situation.

The narrowness of mind is the biggest handicap for innovation.

She didn't know whether she was running away from something or running to something, but she admitted that deep in her heart she wanted to go home.

A smile doesn't always stand for a perfect life.

How you see and depict yourself will be the exact way people will treat you--Period, Think your worth millions, people will treat you like millions, think pennies, get treated like pennies

If wishes were horses, " she murmured, "beggars would ride.

I'm a punk rocker. I don't do Christian.

The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin.

I think we all ought to be careful about too much generalization on this issue, even as I confess to painting with a pretty broad brush myself!

I never wanted the temptation to imitate or emulate something that had been done beforehand.