An idea or institution may arise for one reason and be maintained for quite a different reason.

The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances.

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress.

Creeds made in Dark Ages are like drawings made in dark rooms

I AM what is called a Feminist. Thirty years ago I left a monastery and began a sane human existence. Within two or three years, I find, I was defending the rights of women.

The Rationalist case needs no straining of evidence and always gains by the severest self-criticism.

If, it was natural to reason, God punishes men with eternal torment, it is surely lawful for men to use doses of it in a good cause.

No pope ever condemned slavery.

Any body of men who believe in hell will persecute whenever they have the power.

The absence of theistic belief...

The absence of theistic bel

You wouldn't believe that so much could change just because a relationship ended.

As far as everyone is concerned, I'm in love with you today and tomorrow.

The bolt of Tash falls from above!' 'Does it ever get caught on a hook halfway?

The moment the game (AL Pennant versus the Twins) was over I sprinted for the dugout. The fans were pouring onto the field. If they'd caught me they'd have torn my uniform into shreds for souvenirs.

Don't make to others what you don't want them to make to you.

I'm intensely private, and I've openly shown annoyance at the paparazzi. That's served in the past to create an image of me where I'm always frowning or looking angry.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

I try to procrastinate, if I can, productively, like I'll work on something else as procrastination. Or I take a walk. Because often I find, if you get out, more things come to you.

The first day I went to law school, I realized I'd made a huge mistake. It was nothing like what I thought.

Every run is a great run!