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

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.

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

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.

The absence of theistic belief...

The absence of theistic bel

The idea of waste only comes into our Christianity when we underestimate the worth of our Lord.

If love is what we search for.... Then why at the end of our search we only find pain?

Power either goes up or down. Your thoughts are the harness of power. It is necessary to think positive thoughts, not just wait for them to occur, but to introduce them.

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly.

The last really expensive trip we took was so uncomfortable. It's so lazy. I want somebody to give me a great $30 massage as opposed to a bad $265 massage.

Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.

I am the greatest tennis player. The other players are like coins in my pocket that I give to a homeless man.

I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews.

I think it's better to feel good than to look good.

Every body drags its shadow, and every mind its doubt.