The problem with experiments has always been that human beings make the decisions on whether or not the animals have benefitted from the treatment.

Expose every belief to the light of reason, discourse, facts, scientific observations; question everything, be sceptical because this is the only chance at life you will ever get.

Those who believe without reason cannot be convinced by reason.

Magicians are the most honest people in the world; they tell you they're gonna fool you, and then they do it.

Blind belief can be comforting, but it can easily cripple reason and productivity, and stop intellectual progress.

No matter how smart or well-educated you are, you can be deceived.

There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.

Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand.

No amount of belief makes something a fact.

The only difference is that religion is much better organized and has been around much longer, but it's the same story with different characters and different costumes.

We owe it to our kids to inform them and train them how to think, not what to think.

Great places, great memories.

I don't desire a change of scenery or exotic experiences. My heart yearns for familiarity, stability, the comfort of home- and my sanity depends on it.

Zombies are far better than religious people, because they do not discriminate in killing.

In dividing the light, things are seen. And we notice ourselves.

The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions.

Life is not only full of sound and fury. It also has butterflies, flowers, art.

I have felt the inspiration of the living God directing me in my labors.

Truth is quite beyond the reach of satire. There is so brave a simplicity in her that she can no more be made ridiculous than an oak or a pine.

I make most of my friends through my extracurricular activities.

I meditate. Daily practice is essential to my life.