Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

I wish I could think about nothing, but the books all the time. I have never had an alcoholic rampage because of thinking about books too much...

It should not be possible for Christians to be disillusioned. We should have no illusions in the first place. Our faith is in Jesus Christ alone.

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

You don´t have to win the game, play until the others get tired.

Read. Write. Read some more. Explore the universe through your writing. Practice and learn what moves you and what doesn't.

Readership is highly dependent upon format and distribution as much as it is on content.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

It feels great to have a #1 album.

Like other presidents before him, Barack Obama inherited a recession. But unlike them, he has made it worse, not better.

They said pret-a-porter will kill your name, and it saved me