Atheist, without God, I look to humankind for sympathy, for love, for hope, for effort, for aid.

I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet.

The abuse dies in a day; but the denial slays the life of the people and entombs the hope of the race.

Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful.

I do not deny "God", because that word conveys to me no idea, and I cannot deny that which presents to me no distinct affirmation, and of which the would-be affirmer has no conception.

Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.

I know not what you mean by God; the word God is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation.

The word heretic ought to be a term of honour.

There is a court to which I shall appeal: the court of public opinion.

Is it not gain to have diminished the faith that it was the duty of the wretched and the miserable to be content with the lot in life which providence had awarded them?

A mere society form of Atheism.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

You're upset, you're cold, and you're wet, wouldn't you rather discuss all this over a pot of hot tea?" Yes, but I wasn't going to say so.

Only the guilty and the lovers really fear. The first because of what they are, the second for what they might lose.

Anti-intellectualism has long been the anti-Semitism of the business man.

Like stones words are laborious and unforgiving and the fitting of them together like the fitting of stones demands great patience and strength of purpose and particular skill.

A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value.

I've never killed anybody... but I've definitely thought about it.

There's one thing that I like about Rome that was stated by Napoleon: that from sublime to pathetic is only one step away. And in Rome there's a constant shifting between sublime and pathetic.

All you need is a bad angle and suddenly youre 30 pounds overweight.

When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.