There are 80,000 prostitutes in London alone and what are they, if not bloody sacrifices on the altar of monogamy?

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

Look, I went to a lot of trouble to come here and try to help you. I’m in more trouble than I can guess, but if you don’t want my help… maybe I should have just stayed home.

So many people are missing their way in life because they are afraid to sign the lease on their gift.

I believes that economy is some kind of running war and the market is the battle field, So security is mandatory.

The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.

Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one.

My agenda will never change from making good music and staying relevant.

I was so unhealthy as a child, and at least three or four times my parents were told to get ready, that I would not make it.

We have seen enough of war to know that it doesn't work to resolve conflicts. It only exacerbates them. It is time we find other solutions and dedicate ourselves to life-not death.

We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return.

There are guys over in Iraq that have been there for up to 14 months. It has been really tough on them. So any support that I can give; I'll give as much as I can.