If the present generation, or any other, are disposed to be slaves, it does not lessen the right of the succeeding generation to be free: wrongs cannot have a legal descent.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

We need to save the forests. I have a big warehouse we can store them in.

What do you resist examining up close?How can you ground yourself so you feel safe enough to try?

When you’re not on your own agenda, you’re prey to the agenda of others.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

I love Paris for the million reasons that everybody loves the city. It's an incredibly romantic and beautiful place.

The junior high schools and high schools of America have forgotten to teach one of the most important courses of all. Investing.

Once you slay one fear, you can conquer many fears.

I dont like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from Shrek about me.

There is no evil that the father’s love cannot pardon and cover, there is no sin that is a match for his grace.

I don't think you go to a play to forget, or to a movie to be distracted. I think life generally is a distraction and that going to a movie is a way to get back, not go away.