Ideas often kindle each other, like electrical sparks.

All history has been a history of class struggles, of struggles between exploited and exploiting, between dominated and dominating classes at various stages of social development.

The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy.

Terror consists mostly of useless cruelties perpetrated by frightened people in order to reassure themselves.

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

Without analysis, no synthesis.

The emancipation of woman will only be possible when woman can take part in production on a large, social scale, and domestic work no longer claims anything but an insignificant amount of her time.

Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

I've been through hell in this life, yet risen up and survived.I felt pity after heard that boy's preaching about motivation.

I'm gonna be blunt and plain, if one ever looks at me like that I'm gonna kill him and tell God he died.

What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that's startling or is so poignant.

The best work flows from us effortlessly. Allow the gifts of spirit to come to you.

I had a talent for scoring films; I just developed it.

There is nothing more dangerous than a philosopher who wants to change the world

Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?

I ought to spend the best hours of the day in communion with God. It is my noblest and most fruitful employment, and is not to be thrust into any corner.

War was then no longer this noble and unified outburst of souls in love with glory that he had imagined from Napoleon's proclamations.

It is not honest inquiry that makes anarchy; but it is error, insincerity, half belief and untruth that make it.