Heresy is what the minority believe; it is the name given by the powerful to the doctrines of the weak.

Secularism is a religion, a religion that is understood. It has no mysteries, no mumblings, no priests, no ceremonies, no falsehoods, no miracles, and no persecutions.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

Do you not know that every religion in the world has declared every other religion a fraud? Yes, we all know it. That is the time all religions tell the truth - each of the other.

Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom.

The myth of hell represents all the meanness, all the revenge, all the selfishness, all the cruelty, all the hatred, all the infamy of which the heart of man is capable.

Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

The intellectual advancement of man depends on how often he can exchange an old superstition for a new truth.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

My mother was good at that, making people feel normal. Safe. Like as long as she was there, nothing truly bad could happen.

When I'm getting to know someone, I look for someone who has passions that I respect, like his career. Someone who loves what he does is really attractive.

Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

Women need attention therefore women will complain, develop hatred for men and say that you're the one to blame.

Properly speaking, should any individual ever have exact, clear knowledge of his own core consciousness?" "I wouldn't know," I said. "Nor would we," said the scientists.

I'm not a fast thinker, but once I am interested in something, I am doing it for many years.

Art itself is female - it is full of graciousness, cadence, color, rhythm. It's full of love and grace.

Mother Earth is very talented.

I do things my own way!..so don't give me any lip about it!