Man did not enter society to be worse off, or to have fewer rights, but rather to have those rights better secured

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.

Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals, created, loved, upheld and placed purposefully, exactly where we are. Can you believe that? Can you trust God for that?

One always spoke of her like that in the third person as though she were not there. Sometimes she seemed invisible like peace.

Change is inevitable. Progression is a choice. We all move, but are you going to move forward?

We need to consciously remember that we have an unprecedented responsibility to protect our planet, because without it we have nowhere else to live.

Film can't just be a long line of bliss. There's something we all like about the human struggle.

Compassion is our deepest nature. It arises from our interconnection with all things.

There is no moral distinction between petty thievery and 'from each according to ability, to each according to need.'

Basically we should stop doing those things that are destructive to the environment, other creatures, and ourselves and figure out new ways of existing.

This is definitely a playoff team. There's no question about that. It's just a matter of how much we want it.

Upon the death of my father, our family and myself were emotionally and financially exhausted.