To think I have spent my life on absolute muck.

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.

Never seek permission to be yourself. Revel in your own beauty.

I know that trying to begin a new habit may be uncomfortable, inconvenient, or challenging. However, when the goal is to feel terrific, isn’t it worth your consideration?

Today I trust my instinct, I trust myself. Finally.

There is no stronger or weaker…. You’re strong in the moment when you go right to the end for the cause you are defending.

what if a much of a which of a wind gives the truth to summer's lie; bloodies with dizzying leaves the sun and yanks immortal stars awry?

The problem in public life is learning to overcome terror; the problem in married life is learning to overcome boredom.

I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself don’t interest me. They have not got the charm of novelty.

Poor eating habits developed at an early age lead to a lifetime of real health consequences.

You never know when you're making a memory.

Jews, black people - any people who are hated or who have suffered, either as individuals or as a people - use humour. It is a survival skill.