[Some men are shortsighted, so] going to prison or going to hell just doesn't matter to these men.

The success of the West, including the rise of science, rested entirely on religious foundations, and the people who brought it about were devout Christians.

Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism.

Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars.

Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal beliefs.

For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.

People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don't value the cheapest ones the most. Religions that ask nothing get nothing.

It has been said of many modern Christian theologians that their primary aim is to find ways to express disbelief as belief.

It seems that not being religious is a form of risk-taking, consistent with other patterns of short-sighted behaviour in men.

America is an unusually religious nation.

No other single innovation had so much impact on history.

If you can’t beat fear, just do it scared.

Wine is just a conversation waiting to happen.

Rebellion never goes without consequences.

The modern world is not geared properly to the storage of goods.

Every vice is already a punishment in itself... you don't need a ticket on top of it.

Love is a fragile, useless thing. It decomposes easily in the tropic heat.

Some take advantage of natural resources to put the capital in the hands of the few, while some use these natural resources to benefit the majority, as we do in Bolivia.

Live in the present. Do the things that need to be done. Do all the good you can each day. The future will unfold

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Ordinary performers have giant TVs. Extraordinary performers have huge libraries.