All logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically

With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

A physicist friend of mine once said that in facing death, he drew some consolation from the reflection that he would never again have to look up the word "hermeneutics" in the dictionary.

It does not matter whether you win or lose, what matters is whether I win or lose!

Science doesn't make it impossible to believe in God, it just makes it possible not to believe in God

I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing.

Anything that we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion, should be done and may, in fact, in the end, be our greatest contribution to civilization.

This is one of the great social functions of science - to free people from superstition

The whole history of the last thousands of years has been a history of religious persecutions and wars, pogroms, jihads, crusades. I find it all very regrettable, to say the least.

If there is a God that has special plans for humans, then He has taken very great pains to hide His concern for us. To me it would seem impolite if not impious to bother such a God with our prayers.

For good people to do evil things, it takes religion.

Nowists get off on getting on, so they run when they could walk, jump when they could sit and dance when they could sit at the edge. They regret inaction, so simply act.

As a mother, you need to remember that a loving and compassionate God is one hundred percent aware of your child’s situation.

Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers.

I hoped there would be a better process. But it is final -- I will not participate .

Metaphor is halfway between the unintelligible and the commonplace.

The pleasure of eating something because it is expensive has absolutely nothing to do with the taste of good cuisine.

There are a great many opinions in this world, and a good half of them are professed by people who have never been in trouble.

When I was 7 years old, I put on shows for everyone at my grandpa's funeral. I was always the little entertainer.

The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.

Gratitude is a flower that blooms in noble souls.