"The measuring rod of a civilization is the prosperity of the masses."

"ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction."

"When I am happy I feel like crying, but when I am sad I don't feel like laughing. I think it is better to be happy; then you get two feelings for the price of one."

"Rule #37: There is no 'overkill'. There is only 'open fire' and 'I need to reload'."

"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen."

"Nietzche started a nonsensical idea that men had once sought as good what we now call evil; if it were so, we could not talk of surpassing or even falling short of them."

"I'll walk where my own nature would be leading; it vexes me to choose another guide."

"All men plume themselves on the improvement of society, and no man improves."

"From the age of six, I have known that I was sexy. And let me tell you it has been hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it."

"A family is but too often a commonwealth of malignants."