Youth is the seed time of good habits, as well in nations as in individuals.

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.

A person who always fights back with an enemy is not strong

In 1969 I published a small book on Humility. It was a pioneering work which has not, to my knowledge, been superceded.

I was grown up long before the grown ups were the grown ups.

Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.

Life is not fair. And you have to choose your battles, because there are some that you cannot win. If you're passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.

In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.

You have to overcome negativity and make your dream reality. Even if your family & friends steer you in another directions, do what you want to do. They can't stop you unless you let them.

To know whom to strike is competence; to know how to strike is skill; to know where and when to strike is art; to know why to strike is victory.

I really like umbrellas. It's like, I have a roof! I carry it with me! Umbrellas always amuse me.

It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.