Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.

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.

There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.

Caius was one of those who gloried in his ignorance, called his lack of letters purity, scorned any subtlety of thought or expression. A man for his time, indeed.

Coachable leaders are ready and willing to make the needed changes and adjustments in their lives.

Sometimes, power could change hands as quickly as a knife thrust.

As a young girl, I allowed my self-esteem to be determined by others’ opinions, and I devoted incredible energy tuning into how everyone else felt.

Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.

Running to Mommy and Daddy on the campus grievance committee is unworthy of strong women.

He has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch.

We tend to forget that we are part of the natural scheme of things.

My dad was a great competitor in his own way. He would never let us win at anything, and we had to work our tails off to beat him.