I did not bring Deism into Bavaria.

Morality will perform all this; and Morality is the fruit of Illumination.

G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason. Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.

And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it.

In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.

But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices; and they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon.

The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members.

Nothing would be more profitable to us than a right history of mankind.

I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.

I did not bring Deism into Bavaria.

My general plan is good, though in the detail there may be faults.

It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.

But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents.

Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish.

The head of every family will be what Abraham was, the patriarch, the priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.

Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?

This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice.

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery.

The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men.

The hankering of the mind is irresistible.

I'm blessed to be working with wizards like Vishal Bhardwaj as well as many young composers.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

In Malaysia, we have a lot of divas, like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey singers. And they were all so so talented, just very talented. For example, there's this one jazz singer, her name is Sheila Majid, and I was always singing her songs.

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.

Once you realize there is a life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.

I am sick of women who love one. Women who hate one are much more interesting.

I'm not saying it isn't frustrating that my films haven't gotten a bigger release, but I'm really happy with them and if you just keep cranking and eventually, if you have a certain sensibility, some of your movies will hit and some just won't.

I've lived so deep under masks, my interior was built to satisfy me alone - I have lived almost 60 years alone, mentally, and quite content to have it so.

Goals are only ever a guide a winding changing path. Its your heart that will really keep you on track... and nourished along the way.

Dont marry the person you think you can live with marry only the individual you think you cant live without.

Super-Earths are how we call a family of planets... up to two times larger and about ten times more massive than the Earth.

I have not always loved wisely, but I was young.

Any time someone stops me in the street and asks me for an autograph, pro wrestling gave me that.

Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God.

Life is funny, and a lot of times, the people that I've met have really gone past anything that I've ever dreamed of, so I'm really grateful. My friendships really go from the West to the East. You'd be amazed at some of the people I call friends.

My weight has fluctuated my whole life, and because I've been on television since I was 11 years old, everyone has seen it.

If you want to get over a problem, stop talking about it. Your mind affects your mouth and your mouth affects your mind. It's difficult to stop talking about a situation until you stop thinking about it.

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit.

The revolution of Saint Domingo was taking its course. I saw that the whites could not endure, because they were divided and because they were overpowered by numbers; I congratulated myself that I was a black man.

I think you have to look at these cold cases. If they're done properly, if the homicides are done properly, and everything's documented properly, you have a lot of concrete statements from those people that they would be able to look at them and refresh their memory.

And of course I like Berlin a lot. It's such an interesting city.

You know youve made it to the big time when youre on a cereal box.

There have been some brilliant and very successful standalone books that work in themselves and also seem to refresh a series. Anyone who writes a series lives in fear of it becoming stale, so you do whatever you can to keep it fresh - although it does feel a bit nerve-racking to write outside of your comfort zone.

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.