A bit of a stomach give a chap a position in society.

If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world.

Islamophobia: a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.

Religion is poison because it asks us to give up our most precious faculty, which is that of reason, and to believe things without evidence. It then asks us to respect this, which it calls faith.

Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals who will prefer even a bad theory or a conspiracy theory to no theory at all.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.

What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.

The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.

Live in the light.

I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.

This is reality. If [the American officials] want to believe, that's good, that will help them understand the region and be more successful in their policies.

We learn to praise God not by paying compliments but by paying attention.

You could have a kid that is going to get in trouble a little bit, and you can teach them as much as you can, and hopefully they'll go the right way.

Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.

We've given Iraq six months and I don't think things are really working out, so we should probably bring our troops home.

A share in two revolutions is living to some purpose.

What's similar between Britain and America is the lack of good-quality civic buildings.