A standing army is a standing menace to liberty.

There is no peace now, and there will never be peace, so long as one rules over another.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

I die, as I have lived, a free spirit, an Anarchist, owing no allegiance to rulers, heavenly or earthly.

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.

There is no society for the prevention of cruelty to women.

Speak, speak, speak, & remember that whenever anyone's liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, & your place is where the attack is.

... it is better to study how to live rather than how to die; ... it is better to have a religion of deeds rather than a religion of creeds; ... it is better to work for humanity than for God.

There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.

The question of souls is old—we demand our bodies, now. We are tired of promises, god is deaf, and his church is our worst enemy.

A right , in the abstract, is a fact ; it is not a thing to be given, established, or conferred; it is. Of the exercise of a right power may deprive me; of the right itself, never.

Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

They also live Who swerve and vanish in the river.

I've never received a dollar royalty to any of my books because I feel, as a slave everything that I have is a gift of my messenger.

I'm a giant softy, for sure, but I honestly think these days it's probably considered more masculine to be emotionally connected.

Yes. I didn't think there were any witnesses, so I guess I'll have to kill you too.

I want to be on that thing that people watch while they're eating a quick dinner before they go out, or to cheer them up. I want to make people laugh every day, if I can.

The Hall of Fame is forever, baby!

When something irritates me, I don't go home and write; I just don't do that.

To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.

There are a lot of millionaires being created in China. We should all be seeking that business, and I think there's enough to go around.