When a person irrationally and quite pathologically sticks to the creeds of his scriptures too much, it can turn even a great human being into the worst version of himself.

Why should a religion claim that it is not bound to abide by the standpoint of reason! If one does not take the standard of reason, there cannot be any true judgment, even in the case of religion.

Fundamentalism not only fuels devastating acts of violence, but also all kinds of primitive prejudicial behaviors, such as Misogyny, Polygamy, Homophobia, and Islamophobia.

Come out, O lions, and shake off the ancient mysticism and prejudices.

Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness. Come out into the vivacious light of the day where all the glory resides.

Islamophobia may not actually be considered as a medical condition, unlike a medical condition, it is nothing but a primordial disgrace to the character of thinking humanity.

Harmony also is not a luxury, it is an evolutionary necessity, if we are to advance further. And harmony cannot be compromised for any book in the world, no matter how ancient, or who wrote it.

Fear, anxiety, stress and panic, all these are basic evolutionary expression of the human brain. They are part of the normal human condition.

Progress means advancement in the path of upliftment – in the path of enlightenment – in the path of humanitarian glory.

It takes a human being to not do wrong in return.

Islamophobia defines whether a person is really a thinking and sentient sapiens or an ignorant caveman.

The human heart in its perversity finds it hard to escape hatred and revenge.

Ideas as distinguished from events are never unprecedented.

There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lies happiness.

Oh, where is man That mortal god, that hath no mortal kin Or like on earth? Shall Nature's orator The interpreter of all her mystic strains Shall he be mute in Nature's jubilee?

The phone rings and there's another Broadway show or another TV series or a movie. That's the gamble you take.

I don't like to say mean things about people's hard work.

When people get married, it enhances their relationship and puts strains on it.

Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor. Seizing the results of someone's labor is equivalent to seizing hours from him and directing him to carry on various activities.

If you see yourself as trying to beat the mountain, eventually the mountain will win. You don't conquer mountains, you cooperate with them.

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.