The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.

Shakespeare's exquisite imagining belies our total inability to live in the present moment.

Grieving is not a race, nor is it a predictable experience - it is as unique as each and every one of us. Therefore by creating your own path you will find your own way through.

Why are liberals who want the government to regulate their health care upset that the government wants to regulate their internet?

It is not the object described that matters, but the light that falls on it.

I am sure that instinctively we wish to be everything, to possess it-why cut the rose or marry the man, otherwise?

I didn't have a hard time making it. I had a hard time letting it go.

I live on a bicycle...I live in central London, probably 90 percent of my travel is done on a bicycle. I love bicycles.

You're a transsexual fighting with a hermaphrodite over a mistress.

My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom.