To minds of a certain cast there is nothing so captivating as simplification and generalization.

A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him.

I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth.

The world's population will multiply more rapidly than the available food supply.

The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race.

Evil exists in the world not to create despair but activity.

A great emigration necessarily implies unhappiness of some kind or other in the country that is deserted.

The perpetual struggle for room and food.

Malthus married in 1804 and beat three children with his wife

Had population and food increased in the same ratio, it is probable that man might never have emerged from the savage state.

The rich, by unfair combinations, contribute frequently to prolong a season of distress among the poor.

Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom.

Learning is crucial if you want to remain special and material

Just because you're in the market for a minivan doesn't mean you can't test drive a hotrod.

I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND REMIND EVERYONE... OF THE FATE OF NEGLECTED YAZIDI CHILDREN

The greatest answer to prayer is that I am brought into a perfect understanding with God and that alters my view of actual things.

We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they do.

Yes, I see that you are behaving like a prince but that doesn't mean you won't behave like a devil at the first opportunity.

Yeah, I was always a big fan of noir.

I really felt sometimes like I was physically pulling the plot, and it was heavy. I'm sure it didn't look great that I was going into my dressing room at lunch.

We all deal with being unfairly judged.