Morality comes from humanism and is stolen by religion for its own purposes.

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.

In women he doesn't trust! He is an atheist.

Incessant smiling is one of the deadly tools used by someone whose intent is to make others cry.

The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard

We should feel grateful instead of entitled. We have a moral obligation to give back.

Washington is the only place in the world where a gaffe is when a politician accidently speaks the truth.

To search for truth about self is as valuable as to search for truth in other areas of life.

When you see a close person you know pass in front of your eyes, it's hard core. After all that, I just wanted to enjoy every day. That was my goal. And to give thanks and to live fully.

When combined with information and communication technologies, microcredit can unleash new opportunities for the world's poorest entrepreneurs and thereby revitalize the village economies they serve.

I don't practise any religion but I am deeply interested in the answers that mankind has come up with to explain the human situation.

I think theres something strangely musical about noise.