War can only be abolished by the establishment of a world government.

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.

In common with librarians the world over, the two women were used to dealing with a disproportionate quota of odd people acting strangely.

I'm famous by default. I came out of the womb, and people wanted to know who I was because of my parents.

If you examine this, I think that you will find that it's the mechanics of Japanese architecture that have been thought of as the direct influence upon our architecture.

The bottom line is that the human body is complex and subtle, and oversimplifying - as common sense sometimes impels us to do - can be hazardous to your health.

applause, n. The echo of a platitude.

There's more pressure on women to be chirpy and perky.

That's universal - we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what's not universal is our ability to provide every good thing.

I think film likes me better than the theatre does for some reason.

I think all writers are different. I've been with a few writers; they're all different.

We are the sons of Light and children of God. Glory unto the Lord, we will succeed.