The church hates a thinker precisely for the same reason a robber dislikes a sheriff, or a thief despises the prosecuting witness.

Secularism is a religion, a religion that is understood. It has no mysteries, no mumblings, no priests, no ceremonies, no falsehoods, no miracles, and no persecutions.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

Do you not know that every religion in the world has declared every other religion a fraud? Yes, we all know it. That is the time all religions tell the truth - each of the other.

Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom.

The myth of hell represents all the meanness, all the revenge, all the selfishness, all the cruelty, all the hatred, all the infamy of which the heart of man is capable.

Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

The intellectual advancement of man depends on how often he can exchange an old superstition for a new truth.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

When I look at my bookcase and see one book after the other upon its shelves, I think to myself, There is a God.

I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space and trying to figure out what we can do to preserve bone and muscle density.

Please remember, that even in your darkest moments, you still have the choice to focus your energy on the positive and create a better life.

The proud hate pride in others.

Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test

The perfect date is the one where anything and everything goes wrong, but at the end of it, all you want is to see them again.

Life wants to support you. But first you need to be open to life.

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.

You can’t make a life-altering decision for someone else and expect it to stick.

Friendship demands attention.