I am sometimes shocked by the blasphemies of those who think themselves pious.

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.

SHUT UP!...PADDLE!

Whoever claims any right that he is unwilling to accord to his fellow-men is dishonest and infamous.

I don't go crazy buying expensive technology. I'd probably say my laptops and TVs are the most expensive things I've bought.

For me, touring is about looking after myself.

I can only give my life in a way that makes me comfortable.

The launch of a space shuttle can still make you weep with amazement and wonder, if you happen to be watching it.

It doesn't necessarily always come down to race in the music industry. It can be whoever has the most money, has the most power, and that's really the struggle - dealing with how crazy money is.

Some issues stay fresh every time you open them up. It's like evil magical Tupperware -- it stays fresh forever.

The laws of science do not distinguish between the past and the future.

Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passers-by see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney and then go on their way.