At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he knows he can't.

Quote by Clarence Darrow

Topics: Change Quotes, Reform Quotes, Revolution Quotes

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose

The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence...

The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence...

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half...

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half...

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man...

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man...

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends...

The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends...

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd...

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd...

Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.

Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never...

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never...

The trouble with law is lawyers.

The trouble with law is lawyers.

You can only be free if I am free.

You can only be free if I am free.

I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend,...

I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend,...

Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.

Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.

I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a...

I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a...

Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.

Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are...

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are...

No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help...

No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help...

If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.

If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.

Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies...

Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies...