Compatibilism amounts to nothing more than an assertion of the following creed: A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings.

The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.

Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.

A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings.

We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That's it. Conversation and violence. And faith is a conversation stopper.

How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives.

You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.

How can we be “free” as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not intend and of which we are entirely unaware? We can’t.

You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know.

Jesus Christ—who, as it turns out, was born of a virgin, cheated death, and rose bodily into the heavens—can now be eaten in the form of a cracker

The position of the Muslim community in the face of all provocations seems to be: Islam is a religion of peace, and if you say that it isn't, we will kill you.

What bothered me the most was the hesitation in his voice when he said that— like he was running out of time.

The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy and Serenity.

Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.

Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil.

Microsoft has some assets like Office that have stayed strong and there's so much room for innovation in those.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

The tango is a direct expression of something that poets have often tried to state in words: the belief that a fight may be a celebration.

Rule of science: only exclude purpose, and Nature will reveal her causes.

India wants to help Nepal build highways (H), information highways (I) and transways - transmission lines (T).

When people say to me: would you rather be thought of as a funny man or a great boss? My answer's always the same, to me, they're not mutually exclusive.