If any religion allows the persecution of the people of different faiths, if any religion keeps women in slavery, if any religion keeps people in ignorance, then I can't accept that religion.

I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.

I strongly believe that no one can be a true feminist without being an atheist. All religions are anti-women. No one can be pro-woman while supporting anti-woman dogmas.

Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no!

It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist.

Koranic teaching still insists that the sun moves around the earth. How can we advance when they teach things like that?

I have had fatwas issued against me, some three in Bangladesh and another five in India. I will not be cowed by these threats and shall fight for my rights.

I am an atheist. I do not believe in prayers, I believe in work. And my work is that of an author. My pen is my weapon.

Religion, society and state - from none of these do women get their proper honor. It is religion, which has created an unparalleled disparity between men and women.

All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.

I write against the religion because if women want to live like human beings, they will have to live outside the religion and Islamic law.

You have traveled far, but the hardest part of a journey is always the next step.

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

Good news, they found Nemo! The bad news is, they found him in one of Wolfgang Puck's puff pastries.

In New York you've got to have all the luck.

You can separate the men from the boys and ballads.

I'll be directing some more 'Private Practice' episodes when we wrap 'Caprica.'

Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh", said Hagrid. “Harry — yer a wizard.

You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all.

Sure I believe in God and the Devil, but they don't have to have pitchforks and a long white beard.

Feel no sadness because of evil thoughts: it only strengthens them.