Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.

One can only guess the amount of magic mushrooms a sane person would have to consume to believe that a frisbee constituted a genuine threat to roughly 3,000 police officers.

The only deadline is the one I give myself.

There is little difference in the knowledge held by those who can't learn and those who won't.

Christians and Jews don't believe in Allah or Brahma. Hindus don't believe in Yahweh or Allah. Muslims don't believe in Brahma or Yahweh. Atheists agree with all of them.

We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them.

Christians often threaten atheists with eternal torture. But if we say that they're delusional, they will tell us that we're being rude.

The essence of Christianity, as I see it, is love. The essence of Humanism (and I'm also a Humanist) is love. At that level, we're not far apart.

Most true believers, when faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, will hold on to those beliefs even more strongly.

I get called all kinds of things - an investigative comedian, a comedian activist - I've lost track of what my job title is.

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.

Kissing don't last: cookery do !

That was probably the weirdest thing that's ever happened to me." "What? Almost falling in a ditch?""No, being carried by a girl.

Think not because no man sees such things will remain unseen.

Pretty sad. Pretty lonely. But that's how I prefer it? I quess? I guess. It's a good guess. It's the best quess ever.

Money is not wealth. Money is a claim on wealth.

You might be a redneck if in an effort to watch your cholesterol, you eat Spam Lite.

There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust.

I don't really do Japanese interviews. I don't think there's much call for me in Japan.

We are all illusionists and that's why we are attracted to drag queens. This whole world is an illusion. It's not real.

Anyone without a sense of humor is at the mercy of everyone else.