I have fought against spending. I have fought against special interests. I have fought for reform.
the principal sources of human misery may fairly be said to lie in the over-possession, under-possession, and the unwise use of economic goods.
To discover, or recover, the sense of religious certainty one must worship.
the most common type of pessimism is neither philosophical nor religious: it is the pessimism of thwarted desire. . . . It is the cynical sneer of the man who, seeking roses, finds only ashes.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
Eternal life is personal existence in continuity with the present life, but transfigured.
The sooner the doctrine of original sin disappears, the better it is for theology.
They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.
I can forgive, I just can't forget.
It angers me to see that my own father would stoop to such a level
In late [Bob] Dylan, music is the key to immortality, even though the summer days are long gone.