If you can charm everyone it means you don't care about anyone in particular.

If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world.

Islamophobia: a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.

Religion is poison because it asks us to give up our most precious faculty, which is that of reason, and to believe things without evidence. It then asks us to respect this, which it calls faith.

Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals who will prefer even a bad theory or a conspiracy theory to no theory at all.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.

What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.

The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.

Quit pretending to be humble when you are really just a self-abusing, emotional, drama junkie.

Today, I run for pure, absolute joy.

If state, party and social policy will not be based on morality, then mankind has no future to speak of.

If I lose, I'm going to retire from politics, practice law, and wear bright leather pants.

Humanity happy, I get benefit. Humanity in state of trouble, or violence, I cannot escape from that.

The cyborg would not recognize the garden of Eden; it is not made of mud and cannot dream of returning to dust.

At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.

Scholars look for final truths they will never find. Creative writers concern themselves with possibilities that are always there to the receptive.

Idleness is paralysis.

The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.