We are all prisoners of our thoughts.

The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.

Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.

A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings.

We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That's it. Conversation and violence. And faith is a conversation stopper.

How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives.

You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.

How can we be “free” as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not intend and of which we are entirely unaware? We can’t.

You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know.

Jesus Christ—who, as it turns out, was born of a virgin, cheated death, and rose bodily into the heavens—can now be eaten in the form of a cracker

The position of the Muslim community in the face of all provocations seems to be: Islam is a religion of peace, and if you say that it isn't, we will kill you.

And was it his destined part / Only one moment in his life / To be close to your heart?

More question. You know that curiosity killed the cat?

I a stranger and afraid In a world I never made.

I want to make America great again. I'm going to be able to do it. I don't believe Hillary Clinton will.

Move over Rover, and let Jimi take over.

The connection which formerly existed between the Government and banks was in reality injurious to both, as well as to the general interests of the community at large.

Discipline is just doing the same thing the right way whether anyone's watching or not.

The soul of rock 'n' roll is mistakes, and making mistakes work for you. The people who shy away from mistakes and play it safe have no business playing rock 'n' roll.

A man's weaknesses may intrude on his faith but they do not diminish it.

You never know, life is short but it’s wide