With no pretensions of art, Viva Las Vegas, the new Elvis Presley vehicle, is about as pleasant and unimportant as a Banana Split.

As the lad himself might say, cut my legs off and call me Shorty! Elvis Presley can act...Acting is his assignment in this shrewdly upholstered showcase, and he does it.

This is a really good circus. It has lions, tigers, dogs, monkeys and about any other animal act you can think of. There are a lot of great acts, and it's a two part, two hour show.

The atheist worldview of life is a materialistic culture that frees humanity from superstition.

Have I have played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from the stage with applause.

The evolution of higher and of lower forms of life is as well and as soundly established as the eternal hills. It has long since ceased to be a theory

Yes live like there is no tomorrow but not because you don't want a tomorrow.

The Middle East is the only region in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa where rates of malnutrition actually rose over the past decade or two, instead of falling.

Every healthy man can do without food for two days — but without poetry, never!

Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid.

When you love something, whether it's jam and cheese sandwiches or wearing your pyjamas as pants, you forget that it was ever anything other than commonplace.

The biggest shock of your life is when you first make a record and go to a show and then people start singing the words. Because it occurs to you that they've listened to it!

The spread of freedom is the best security for the free.

The real joy in life comes from finding your true purpose and aligning it with what you do every single day.