Jesus is not from Georgia. Jesus does not speak English. And Jesus is not a member of the NRA.

We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones.

...human beings are a species splendid in their array of moral equipment, tragic in their propensity to misuse it, and pathetic in their ignorance of the misuse.

Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than virtue.

Giving men marriage tips is a little like offering Vikings a free booklet titled How Not to Pillage.

In the great non zero sum games of history, if you're part of the problem, then you'll likely be a victim of the solution.

Religion is a feature of cultural evolution that, among other things, addresses anxieties created by cultural evolution; it helps keep social change safe from itself.

Next time you see an unblemished expanse of grass, think about the chemicals that probably got dumped in your vicinity to create it. Are you grateful for that?

Being a person's true friend means endorsing the untruths he holds dearest.

..various people had long had the feeling that gain through pain was nature's way

Once you the forces that govern behavior,it's harder to blame the behaver

Don’t try to visualize the great mass audience. There is no such audience—every reader is a different person.

The best life for a writer is the life which helps him write the best books he can.

Hope has magic in it, it can create a door when there is none.

You give the shirt off your back, no questions asked, and you stand alone at the cavernous mouth of your suburban closet—your entire life spent wonderingwhere your clothes went.

If you have a milkshake and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw and my straw reaches across the room and starts to drink your milkshake... I drink your milkshake! I drink it up!

Two forces create eternity - a fairy tale and a dream from the fairy tale.

An old man concludeth from his knowing mankind that they know him too, and that maketh him very wary.

It started with a simple ring, You became husband and wife, You progressed to being parents And you're still best friends for life.

I'm more critical of the films I make than anyone else.

I love mathematics not only because it is applicable to technology but also because it is beautiful.