For the Order wishes to be secret and to work in silence; for thus it is better secured from the oppression of the ruling powers, and because this secrecy gives a greater zest to the whole.

The head of every family will be what Abraham was, the patriarch, the priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.

Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?. Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery.The hankering of the mind is irresistible.

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men.

It is necessary to gain the common people to our order. The best means to that end is influence in the schools.

I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.

Who would imagine that I was to be the founder of a new religion.

Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?

The hankering of the mind is irresistible.

If a writer publishes any thing that attracts notice, and is in itself just, but does not accord with our plan, we must endeavour to win him over, or decry him.

Passion was the antithesis of morality.

It will, It had, It is happening, depending on how you think and react about it.

Respect flows two ways and can mean as much to the giver as to the one receiving.

Everything that is bad, the falling sickness - God save the mark - or the like, should be at its worst at the full moon. I suppose because it is the leader of the stars.

I think the most important thing for any driver is to know that he's getting equality of equipment and priority.

The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits.

The best thing about being 45 is not taking myself so seriously.

PayPal is a business that will be bigger than eBay.

The smell of profit is clean and sweet, whatever the source.

I'm not exactly sure how many kids I have, but yes, I do miss them officially, for the record. In case any of them are listening, I love you.