As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist.

Man is the measure of all things.

No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.

Man is the measure of all things, of the reality of those which are, and of the unreality of those which are not.

Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life

There are two sides to every question.

Everyone, including the Athenians [...] are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all.

Man is the measure of all things, of things that are that they are, and of things that are not that they are not.

When it comes to consideration of how to do well in running the city, which must proceed entirely through justice and soundness of mind.

There are intelligible principles inherent in the matter of every phenomenon; because matter is essentially the sum of all the seemings that it has for any and all persons.

As touching the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor how they are featured; for there is much to prevent our knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life.

Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his [sic!] time but most people are far behind theirs.

The more you invest in a marriage the more valuable it becomes.

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.

Persuasion, indeed, is a kind of force. It consists in showing a person the consequences of his actions. It is, in a word, force applied through the mind.

I love to write - it is a great source of reflection, especially as I continue to meet many new inspiring people.

The truth is, when you're at the track, it was an interesting thing about stock car racing as a sport, is you almost get more out of it watching it on TV.

I am not a fan of Facebook or Twitter. They both allow too much information to be available and they make privacy a thing of the past.

I think a bad husband is far worse than no husband.

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.

We have far too many kids. At one time in the playpen there was standing-room only. It looked like a bus stop for midgets. It used to get so damp in there, we'd have a rainbow above it.