The United States of America will sound as pompously in the world or in history as The Kingdom of Great Britain.

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.

History is an angel being blown backwards into the future

I bought a piece of God, ground to dust and mixed with alcohol in a glass bottle the colour of molasses.

Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play.

Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind; but the higher percentage of the time, the words and music pretty much come at the same time.

Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

If you do anything out of the ordinary, you can be sure someone, somewhere, will get upset.

Everyone is always looking for their beloved. Well, why can't you be your own beloved? Fall in love with yourself.

You see only the productions of second-rate folk who are in a hurry to get wealth and fame. The true knowledge, the deadly knowledge, is still kept secret. But, believe me, my friend, it is there.

If people want to talk about anything I do, they can give it any name they want. As long as they're talking about it, I think it's great.

Why did people manufacture trouble when there was already so much of it in the world?