I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet.

The abuse dies in a day; but the denial slays the life of the people and entombs the hope of the race.

Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful.

I do not deny "God", because that word conveys to me no idea, and I cannot deny that which presents to me no distinct affirmation, and of which the would-be affirmer has no conception.

Atheist, without God, I look to humankind for sympathy, for love, for hope, for effort, for aid.

Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.

I know not what you mean by God; the word God is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation.

The word heretic ought to be a term of honour.

There is a court to which I shall appeal: the court of public opinion.

Is it not gain to have diminished the faith that it was the duty of the wretched and the miserable to be content with the lot in life which providence had awarded them?

A mere society form of Atheism.

It doesn't matter how many people you meet in your life

Negative thoughts crashed the spirit, weaken the soul and make the body sick.

Leaders set the agenda for the future.

Anyone who needs more than one suitcase is a tourist, not a traveler

I love my style of writing. Nope, it's not the most poetic stuff you've ever read but you know, it can evoke emotions and images and smells and sensations, and that is what I set out to do.

When wisdom reaches the acme of perfection, it will suppress the vicious instincts and injurious desires.

I've always played the guy with the gun and the knife. That's how many actors start out, playing the bad guy.

Without a doubt, my richest relationships are my long-term friendships with musical partners, because we make music together. That's what we love to do with our lives.

Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.

Not since Jimmy Carr have I seen a cold computer programme on stage generate so much laughter.