It is only by dispelling the clouds and phantoms of religion that we shall discover truth, reason and morality.

All religions are ancient monuments to superstition, ignorance and ferocity.

All children are born Atheists; they have no idea of God.

All religious notions are uniformly founded on authority; all the religions of the world forbid examination, and are not disposed that men should reason upon them.

Nature, you say, is totally inexplicable without a God. That is to say, to explain what you understand very little, you have need of a cause which you understand not at all.

The unhappiness of people is due to their ignorance of nature.

If the ignorance of nature gave birth to gods, the knowledge of nature is calculated to destroy them.

Tolerance and freedom of thought are the veritable antidotes to religious fanaticism.

It is very strange that men should deny a Creator and yet attribute to themselves the power of creating eels.

Savage and furious nations, perpetually at war, adore, under diverse names, some God, conformable to their ideas, that is to say, cruel, carnivorous, selfish, blood-thirsty.

The source of man's unhappiness is his ignorance of Nature.

I warn you all, hatred is finding fertile soil within me. And in your compassion, in your every good intention, you nurture it.

sleeping beauty/trips me with a frown

The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true.

To confess your sins to God is not to tell [God] anything [God] doesn't already know. Until you confess them, however, they are the abyss between you. When you confess them, they become the bridge.

God intends no man to live in this world without working, but it seems to me no less evident that He intends every man to be happy in his work.

The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing.

We [Democrats] are looking for things that we think would make a difference, improve the country, and enjoy some bipartisan support.

I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and expect to be entertained. When you're not, you have a right to complain.

Devils can be driven out of the heart by the touch of a hand on a hand, or a mouth on a mouth.

Tomorrow Is My Exam But I Don’t Care Because A Single Sheet Of Paper Can’t Decide My Future