Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established.

I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.

The power of thought is the light of knowledge, the power of will is the energy of character, the power of heart is love. Reason, love and power of will are perfections of man.

Faith does not limit itself by the idea of a world, a universe, a necessity.

[T]he present age, which prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original[.]

I do not regard the limits of the past and present as the limits of humanity of the future

[This philosophy] … is antagonistic to minds perverted and crippled by a superhuman

[This philosophy] does not … regard the pen as the only fit organ for the revelation of truth, but the eye and ear, the hand and foot

I by no means say … God is nothing, the Trinity is nothing, the Word of God is nothing, … . I only show that they are not that which the illusions of theology make them[.]

[I]f God as a subject is the determined, while the quality, the predicate, is determining, then in truth the rank of the godhead is due not to the subject, but to the predicate.

In life things are only free after you've paid for them.

He stood at the table facing Flora and blowing heavily on his tea and staring at her. Flora did not mind. It was quite interesting: like having tea with a rhinoceros.

Don't be an extra in your own movie. Move out of your comfort zone. Don't be afraid of feeling uncomfortable or awkward. Step-out and make it happen.

If you remove the fear of criminal punishment for the nation's political and financial elites - as we have done - what possible constraint on their behavior does anyone think will remain?

From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.

Point your feet in the direction you want to go and your life will follow.

The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.

I'm always on the lookout for those good, simple solutions to everyday problems.

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice.