Parents are flawed human beings who are given a role that more approximates that of God than of mere mortals.

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists.

Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.

The idea that you earn things - that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility. the vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

The vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind

If we continue to teach about tolerance and intolerance instead of good and evil, we will end up with tolerance of evil.

Nothing guarantees more the erosion of character than getting something for nothing

Whatever the Left touches-- the arts; the economy; health care; the soul; religion-- it destroys or damages

Those who do not confront evil resent those who do.

Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press.

Cosmic consciousness is the next level of holistic perception.

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients.

I think that we give the impression, to carry on your metaphor, that we go a little faster than we actually do. I'm fairly lazy so I'm always interested in slowing down.

I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text.

I have to learn more in order to preserve my body.

I've had journalists beg me to please say something negative about my estate.

You have to fight for respect. In life, even cashiers at the supermarket, if they're women, they're differently treated. It's a reality. The reality is not nice; it's not pretty.

Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.

For the first time in my life the eternal 'I' becomes 'we', as, finally, I can get on with someone.

Writing wasn't easy and wasn't fun. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed.