Parents teach their children to look both ways when crossing the street. They tell them to look only one way when choosing a religion.

If the bible proves the existence of God, then Action Comics prove the existence of Superman.

If 18,000 gods have been invented then it is likely that god 18,001 is also invented.

People who need to believe in deities can find them everywhere they look.

A deity who remains silent and invisible should not get angry or surprised at doubt of his reality.

Christians think a long record of church attendence and Bible reading is equivalent to an advanced degree in science.

The point of existence is not to find the most powerful thing you can imagine and then grovel before it.

Fabricating answers to unanswerable questions is the domain of religion. A deity model is not the default alternative to a scientific mystery.

A fundie claimed "God invented science". All of science is tentative and approximate, also sometimes mistaken. Is that the best God can do?

I am always positive, prosperous-minded and filled with self-confidence.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

The first step toward happiness is to determine to be happy.

I once was the walrus, now I'm John.

We did what we are supposed to. We protected home. We have to try to do it again Thursday night.

For a long time the only time I felt beautiful-in the sense of being complete as a woman, as a human being, and even female-was when I was singing.

The easiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within an organization is to pretend it does not exist.

instant intimacy was too often followed by disillusion.

One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other thing. Being demanded a reason: because, saith he, it is more stood upon than any other thing in the world.