Atheism, the absence of belief in gods, is a comparatively late phenomenon in history.

Gods are fragile things, they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.

We cannot start with God and deduce the universe from his existence; we must start with the world as we know it, and deduce God from the world.

Worship God. It’s easier than thinking.

Persecution is the compliment paid by a threatened lie to a conquering truth.

Religion is very enlightening - to those who don't understand it.

Atheist is really ʺa thoroughly honest, unambiguous term,ʺ it admits of no paltering and of no evasion, and the need of the world, now as ever, is for clear - cut issues and unambiguous speech.

If there is a god, the only genuine friend he has is an atheist. He does not blame him for anything.

The worst that one can say of the Christian clergyman today is that he actually believes what he teaches.

It is not, after all, so very hard to acquire a fortune; the real difficulty is to deserve one.

ATHEIST is really a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term, it admits of no paltering and no evasion, and the need of the world, now as ever, is for clear-cut issues and unambiguous speech.

What was the power that turned the worm into a moth? It was greater than any power the Builders had had, he was sure of that. The power that ran the city of Ember was feeble by comparison...

Books are the reality you get to choose

Do not allow your thoughts of what was to steal what can be.

Never let me hear you say it's someone else's fault. It often is, but you must never shirk your own responsibility ... You can't change others, but you can do something about a fault in yourself.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.

The Earth is a living, breathing entity. Without ongoing care and nurturing, there will be consequences too big to ignore.

Just once in a while, let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

It is really not what we have in our hand that gets the job done, but it is God's power filling what we have in our hand.

Tax cuts were not going to be effective at creating jobs, and the job creation record is lousy.