It is labor that has made the world a fit habitation for the human race.

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.

Talent & skills are useless & won't get you anywhere, without lot of practise, commitment & prioritization.

When you waste one hour of your time, you have wasted your life.

It's the things we love most that destroy us.

The designer's role in the development, application and protection of the trademark may be described as pre-creative, creative and post-creative.

I discovered you can get closer to a characters thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.

No," mom says, looking at me in the eyes. "What's a triumph is that you woke up this morning and decided to LIVE. THAT'S a triumph. that's what you did today.

Sometimes you need these warm, human moments - something that feels close - to help things along.

Your perception of the world around you is not necessarily the same as what is actually occurring.

It seems to me that philosophers should be more relaxed about whether or not some form of materialism is true.

If his/her siblings and parents are not treated and he/she is strong enough to continue the recovery, a sibling will take up the "druggie" role.