The fanatic is dangerous.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Artists, by their free expressions, encourage others to be free. This is the quality that makes works of art enduring.

You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.

This is an absurd moral, for you and I both know that sometimes not only is it good to lie, it is necessary to lie.

I recorded my hair this morning, tonight I'm watching the highlights.

Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.

If you're going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it's better to write with collaborators.

I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.

Parenting is the easiest job to get - you just have to screw up once and it's yours.

For me to speak out against the war in Iraq, you know - most of my fans are lefties anyway, so I don't really get much flack for it.

Humans feel deeply the suffering of their friends and allies and easily discount/dismiss the comparable experience of their enemies.