No one is infallible, and no one can claim a monopoly on truth or virtue. It would be contradictory for skepticism to seek to translate itself into a new faith.

Only a fool of a scientist would dismiss the evidence and reports in front of him and substitute his own beliefs in their place.

Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations.

Secular humanism is avowedly non-religious. It is a eupraxsophy (good practical wisdom), which draws its basic principles and ethical values from science, ethics, and philosophy.

No diety will save us; we must save ourselves.

A skeptic is one who is willing to question any truth claim, asking for clarity in definition, consistency in logic, and adequacy of evidence.

Parents have no right to impose their religion on their children... A Fundamentalist Protestant parent has no right to expect the state to support his own narrow conception of education.

Life, when fully lived under a variety of cultural conditions, can be euphoric and optimistic; it can be a joy to experience and a wonder to behold.

The skeptic has no illusions about life, nor a vain belief in the promise of immortality. Since this life here and now is all we can know, our most reasonable option is to live it fully.

Three key humanist virtues are courage, cognition, and caring - not dependence, ignorance, or insensitivity to the needs of others.

Secular humanism proposes ... the complete implementation of the agenda of modernism ... what is necessary for it to occur is a ... New Enlightenment.

They be marching hand in hand, like going to war.

First kisses were about discovery, transformation, wonder.

The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.

Young man, if that bat comes down, you're out of the game

I mean I tried to transform myself through characters throughout my career.

He told us that most of us would die violently, and those who did not would be brought down to the level of beasts.

It is dreadful when something weighs on your mind, not to have a soul to unburden yourself to. You know what I mean. I tell my piano the things I used to tell you.

There's a lesson in everything. Looking for the lesson is grounding.

Oh no, I'm not a historian or anything like that.

A state of negative energy means that you are essentially getting something for nothing.