...commerce, which is mistakenly classified among the productive forms of work, ought to be ranked first among the parasitical professions like those of monk, soldier, lawyer etc.

Despots prefer the friendship of the dog, who, unjustly mistreated and debased, still loves and serves the man who wronged him.

The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all social progress.

One could judge the degree of civilization of a country by the social and political position of its women

Any civilized administration, however organized, prefers its own good to that of the people.

It is known that the best nations have always been those which concede the greatest amount of liberty to women.

Civilization is a social plague on the planet, and vices are just as necessary to it as is a virus to disease.

Certainly in each social period, youth must be made to venerate the dominant absurdities.

We must, then, apply the principle of Doubt to Civilization; we must doubt its necessity, its excellence, and its permanence.

Who is wiser: the man who plants flowers along life's way or the man who makes it bristle with thorns?

Hosts of merchants encumber the cities, and the streets are cluttered with solicitors who swarm without limit or purpose.

Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.

Audrey turned to him, a sly little spark hiding in her eyes. "THe only man who gets to call me'love' would be waking up next to me after a very, very fun n

Sometimes, I cannot control myself. Please do not blame me, its not me. Maybe it is someone who knows better about me.

Man, you should write a book.’‘I know. You couldn’t make this stuff up, could you?

My love for peanut butter is so deep that I can't look at a jar without devouring it!

Acknowledging and being concious that you are being angry is a battle half won against anger.

A plain is what a mountain aims to be: the closest you can come to being in outer space while yet having your feet on this planet.

I'm not an athlete; I'm a quarterback. I don't have great speed, and I can't throw 90 yards down the field. I win games because I've done the mental preparation.

The greatest powers cannot injure a man's character whose reputation is unblemished among his party.

You must never be afraid in New York City, because then you will call bad stuff to you and you will not like it there.