Thomas Paine

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.

It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.