I am not so much for the freedom of religion as I am for the religion of freedom.

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.

Zeb was kindergarten teacher--a good one. I always thought it was because he was the same emotional age as his students.

As you age, feelings do diminish.

It is only after years of struggle and deprivation that the young artist should touch color - and then only in the company of his betters.

Always let losers have their words.

For life: it is rather a determination not to be overwhelmed. For work: the truth can only be recalled, never invented.

I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away.

I'm impatient not with the House of Commons as an institution, but with the way in which it is operated. This doesn't prove I don't believe in participatory democracy.

Having a debate with a modern Christian is like punching a sponge.

Doing your best is more important than being the best.