The fear of hell is the basis for the Christian faith.

Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

An Atheists loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god. An Atheist thinks that heaven is something for which we should work for now - here on earth - for all men together to enjoy.

There is no God. There's no heaven. There's no hell. There are no angels. When you die, you go in the ground, the worms eat you.

I feel that everyone who wants to say anything, do anything, should be able to say anything or do anything, within the limits of not hurting another person.

... religion is a crutch, and only the crippled need crutches.

You hate me because I am the embodiment of all your doubts.

I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That's me.

This crusade to separate church and state is only one expression of my raison d'être. I'm an atheist, but I'm also an anarchist, and a feminist, and an integrationist.

Atheism is a very positive affirmation of man's ability to think for himself, to do for himself, to find answers to his own problems.

You do not have to worhip god to be good and you certainly do not have to be good to worship god.

Is my life, by any chance, about to take a new turn?

Be yourself, be who you can be.

Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

As politics is disconnected from its ethical and material moorings, it becomes easier to punish and imprison young people than to educate them.

I don't deal with hypotheticals. I deal with reality.

My own musical background is based in the blues, and in classical composition. I grew up listening to Muddy Waters, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Beethoven and Bach.

A resourceful person will always make opportunity fit his or her needs.

People think drama drives story, but I think the comedy is really the heart and soul.