All the excitements of a prohibited book had their usual effect, one of which, as always, is to expose the fact that the censors don't know what they are talking about.

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.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

Future shackled is when tomorrow is anchored, boxed and managed to maximize the minimizing of uncertainty.

If we want the world to change, the healing of culture and greater balance in nature, it has to start inside the human soul.

If God lives in you and you have a relationship with Him, He will protect you

You need Power, only when you want to do something harmful otherwise Love is enough to get everything done.

Emotional intelligence grows through perception. Look around at your present situation and observe it through the level of feeling.

Alas, how easily things go wrong! A sigh too much, a kiss too long And there follows a mist and a weeping rain And life is never the same again

I decided it is better to scream. . . . Silence is the real crime against humanity.

Each city has its own culinary landscape.

With repetition, the alternate approaches become clear, options open.