I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become president. I'm beginning to believe it.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.

I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.

I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose.

A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate

I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house.

So I hear they call you 'The Freak' Wow, that's quite a coincidence. They call me 'The Brain.'

Study nature as the countenance of God.

Arbitrary rule has its basis, not in the strength of the state or the chief, but in the moral weakness of the individual, who submits almost without resistance to the domineering power.

Don't give me the peace that passeth understanding, give me understanding.

They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.

It's highly ironic that it was the conservatives on the court who overturned so many statutes.

In terms of 'Solaris,' I didn't really think about the religious aspect an awful lot. There's one scene at a dinner party, and it's discussed, but it wasn't an overwhelming theme for me.

I find Donald Trump so haphazard, and that keeps me up at night.