There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire - poison and antidote.

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.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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.

You owe it to yourself to never let the society determine your necessities in life.

After death something new begins, over which all powers of the world of death have no more might.

-But I've just noticed that my mind is asleep.

Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.

I was thinking that people have to believe you're crazy in order to take you seriously as an artist.

The only causes of regret are laziness, outbursts of temper, hurting others, prejudice, jealousy, and envy.

You made me feel real emotions. You unlocked me.

Short on money, long on hope

What we're trying to do is get things fixed, not allow them to stay broke.

Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.