Apologetic explanations do not develop unless there is a reality that has to be explained and defended. Jesus was undeniably a figure of history.

I do assert that one prepares for eternity not by being religious and keeping the rules, but by living fully, loving wastefully, and daring to be all that each of us has the capacity to be.

The church is like a swimming pool. Most of the noise comes from the shallow end.

I think one of the things we've got to look out for is human beings claiming that they know how God operates.

The view of the cross as the sacrifice for the sins of the world is a barbarian idea based on primitive concepts of God and must be dismissed.

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

Was Judas Iscariot a figure of history? I do not think so. There is no mention of him in any source before the 8th decade.

All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.

I don't want a God that would go around killing people's little girls. Neither do I want a God who would kill his own son.

I prepare for death by living.

You can't have a world where 50 percent of the people are dieting and 50 percent of the people are starving if you want stability.

It is necessary to write, that much is clear, and to write in a way quite unlike any way which I have employed before.

The reality is that your dreams pave the way for you. You just have to have the guts to follow them.

Truth has been displaced as a value and replaced by psychological effectiveness.

The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs.

When people reproach us, they only increase their own failings even as they are disclaiming them.

I don't think I've shied away from anybody. I'm not scared. I respect hitters, but I'm not afraid.

The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self.

A star for every State, and a State for every star.

You have different people who come into your life and they affect you in a way and leave an impact on you. Whether it's projects or friends or directors, it's just an opportunity that people give me.

When women act like women, they are accused of being inferior. When women act like human beings, they are accused of behaving like men.