When I found myself regarded as respectable, I began to wonder what sins I had committed. I must be very wicked, I thought. I began to engage in the most uncomfortable introspection.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

I like pink."Lucius sniffed. "It's just red's sorry, weak cousin.

Don't let reality, get in way of your dreams.

You hear me, don't ever let anyone kill the spark inside you. No matter what.

We each have our belssings and our curses. In the end it makes us equals.

I'm a person that's grounded in faith and believe that my core values, motivation, inspiration, draw from a conception of the world in that way.

Every labourer is worthy of his hire. No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers.

Did you hotwire this car?" I then rephrased my question. "Did you STEAL this car?

There are not that many people in the movies today that really make me go out and buy a movie ticket.

If I had read as much as other men I would have known no more than they.

Never put the story in the lead. Let 'em have a hot shot of ambiguity right between the eyes.