The only thing Christianity ever contributed to Satanism was the name — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“It’s not a crime to wish for other worlds. You’ll get taxed for it but they can’t throw you in jail for… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“I wanted to create a forum, a loosely-structured cabal for the productive aliens, not misfits who need to depend on a group.… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
If real Satanism were allowed the kind of television time that Christianity has now, the kind of drawing out and patience that… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“At this stage of the game, I don’t have the time for patience and tolerance. Ten years ago, even five years ago,… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“It became rather embarrassing after awhile. I’d step off the plane and there they’d be, all huddled together to meet me in… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“Some religions actually go so far as to label anyone who belongs to a religious sect other than their own a heretic,… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“We don't worship Satan, we worship ourselves using the metaphorical representation of the qualities of Satan. Satan is the name used by… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true Messiahs - Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
There are many who would take my time. I shun them. There are some who share my time. I am entertained by… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“Satanism is developing two circles, an elitist group which I always intended my church to be, and the faddists who are becoming… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“I visualize a day when tridents and pentagrams are thrust into the sky from church roofs instead of crosses. I have a… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
The seven deadly sins of the Christian Church are: greed, pride, envy, anger, gluttony, lust, and sloth. Satanism advocates indulging in each… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Satanism is not a white light religion; it is a religion of the flesh, the mundane, the carnal - all of which… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
My parents were lenient. My mother believed God was another word for nature. I took up Satanism not out of desperation, but… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Satanism advocates practicing a modified form of the Golden Rule. Our interpretation of this rule is: "Do unto others as they do… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Pride is great up to the point you begin to throw out the baby with the bathwater. The rule of Satanism is:… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“Once you familiarize yourself with your tools, you should forget about them. It will only throw you off-balance. In all these ‘rolling… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“Something that once had importance might be forgotten by most people but because millions of people once knew it, a force is… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“A major determining factor by which a superior human can be isolated from his average counterparts is his very isolation—the degree to… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Satanism encourages its followers to indulge in their natural desires. Only by doing so can you be a completely satisfied person with… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“The difference between Marilyn’s and Jayne’s approach to intellectual pursuits is that Marilyn carried big heavy books around and hung out with… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
After an inferior man has been taught a doctrine of superiority he will remain as inferior as he was before his lesson. He will… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“Satanists hear these, and similar statements, all the time; and they agree wholeheartedly. But, if the world has changed so much, why continue to… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
I have a passion for big cats, I like big snakes. There is something about snakes that is so wise, they have this uncanny… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
The truth alone has never set anyone free. It is only DOUBT which will bring about mental emancipation. Without the wonderful element of doubt,… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
A Satanist practices the motto, If a man smite thee on one cheek, smash him on the other! Let no wrong go unredressed. — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Satanists are encouraged to indulge in the seven deadly sins, as they need hurt no one; they were only invented by the Christian Church… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
The only thing Christianity ever contributed to Satanism was the name — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Don't let that little pyramid with the bright eye fool you. That's to draw your attention away from the real thing: the big trapezoid… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
The true test of anyone's worth as a living creature is how much he can utilize what he has. — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
I don't drink much anymore, because it's supposedly not good for me. I still have gallons of it around though. I smell the cork… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
You cannot love everyone; it is ridiculous to think you can. If you love everyone and everything you lose your natural powers of selection… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image