We feel something like respect for consistency even in error. We lament the virtue that is debauched into a vice; but the vice that affects a virtue becomes the more detestable.

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.

Our way of thinking creates good or bad outcomes.

Success is getting through defiance, adversity and difficulties, feeling hopeless and defeated but never giving up until you achieve your goal

Prayer and comfortable living are incompatible.

Family life got better and we got our car back - as soon as we put "I love Mom" on the license plate.

Corporate welfare, I think, is a disaster for this country. It's crippling our economy. It is contributing to a permanent underclass and corrupting the business community.

You're not going to be great at everything. Surround yourself with people that can compliment you so you can work together and then everybody can be successful.

Outside is the joy of the drop. Inside is the joy of the ocean.

I've always been counted out. I've always had people believing I didn't belong. I think that has made me work a little harder.

When it comes to mountains there are two kinds of people; those who walk half way up & quit & those who conquer it which one are you?

Resist Impulses to Label Yourself with Descriptions that Limit You in Any Way.