The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become president. I'm beginning to believe it.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.

I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.

I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose.

A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate

I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

The atomists , unlike Socrates , Plato , and Aristotle , sought to explain the world without introducing the notion of purpose or final cause.

Writing is probably one-fifth coming up with the stuff, and four-fifths self-editing again and again and again.

...our state will not...secede. Have no doubt but Lincoln will make a good president - at least we ought to give him a fair trial.

I was extreme... from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time.

For somebody who has injured their brain, every single thing they say and think will be the subject of their own questioning.

If you can’t be happy at the prospect of lunch, you are unlikely to be happy about anything

What people want is the extra, the emotional bonus they get when they buy something they love.

The main problem I always have with multiplayer is that human beings are grabby, entitled, selfish, ugly, stupid, evil cockstoppers.