There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

If we learn to love someone for their imperfections that reflect our own, we eventually thought that even the most beautiful things are damaged

Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.

Art is the only answer to chaos and the void.

Maybe he thought I would run then. Maybe he thought I would be done. But I had been hurt before. I think he underestimated my ability to pick myself up and keep going. Done? Far from it.

I have four strikes against me. I'm black, I'm short, I'm intelligent, and I have a medical condition.

Why don't you pass the gun around and give everyone a shot.

I think it can be fun to write about relationships just because so many people can relate to what you are feeling.

I made more decisions in a half-day as governor than you can make in a whole week in the Senate... it's too slow for me.

God does not lead all His servants by one road, nor in one way, nor at one time; for God is in all things; and that man is not serving God aright, who can only serve Him in his own self-chosen way.

I can always tell when people have had plastic surgery.