Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.

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.

You want to come back to the bank vault?” Jack says.The bank vault. That’s what Jack calls his house.

In life, we are all playing the game of thrones one way or the other

I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.

But, if you miss (the supposedly easy pin) by just a little bit, you're looking at the next putt from 30 feet. The ball just rolls away.

To get the most out of your life, plant in your mind seeds of constructive power that will yield fruitful results.

Never strive, O artist, to create what you are not irresistibly impelled to create!

But wise is the man who disdains no character, but with searching glance explores him to the root and cause of all.

I do an improv show on Sunday where we have a class, and then afterwards we go and do a live performance in front of an audience.

Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it

I think that people who get to a certain position, and then try to ferociously defend it or build on it, it's kind of a dead-end street. You see people becoming miserable that way.