The Christian religion begins with a dream and ends with a murder.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

[A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are simply human inventions. They use fear to enslave us. They are a monopoly for power and profit.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

If you believe all those who are urging you to give up are wrong, prove them wrong!

Identity is your role in life, the part you play. Individuality is who you are, and who you are is revealed to you if you can get to complete presence.

It is not the size of our problems but the size of our God that matters most.

Muscles come and go flab lasts.

Ah, we men and women are like ropes drawn tight with strain that pull us in different directions.

I do not have OCD OCD OCD.

I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.

Write what you like; there is no other rule.

Well there's floodin' down in Texas. All of the telephone lines are down. Well, I've been tryin' to call my baby, Lord, and I can't get a single sound.

I don't particularly gain water; I don't have water retention.