Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it.

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.

To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.

Love isn’t blind. Maybe we are all born blind and love finally gives us sight.

What matters most right now, is what you do next.

Peace requires the provision of a platform for discussion and the exchange of information on matters and activities relevant to the prevention of armed violence.

You need to be able to think Independently.

I'm about my characters.

I'd rather not have anything than be a liar.

Winning means some kind of approval of the Establishment which means people will more readily accept me, may be less frightened of me and other people who speak out.

My uniform experience has convinced me that there is no other God than Truth

I eat more vegetables than the average vegetarian.