On two subjects the overwhelming majority of people regarded their own opinions as Absolute Truth, and sincerely believed that anyone who disagreed with them was immoral, outrageous, sinful, sacrilegious, offensive, intolerable, stupid, illogical, treasonable, actionable, against the public interest, ridiculous, and obscene. The two subjects were (of course) sex and religion.

My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up.

Democracy is based on the assumption that a million men are wiser than one man. How's that again? I missed something.

Faith strikes me as intellectual laziness.

People who are busy and happy don't write diaries; they are too busy living.

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is ... and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be ... more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo see that this lovely young girl is still alive

Christ was crucified for preaching without a police permit