Blind obedience is a sure sign of trouble. The likelihood of religion becoming evil is greatly diminished when there is freedom for individual thinking and when honest inquiry is encouraged.

[M]ore wars have been waged, more people killed, and more evil perpetrated in the name of religion than by any other institutional force in human history. The sad truth continues in our present day.

Religion should be a source for reconciliation, for tolerance and for empathy.

It is easier to know the truth than to seek the truth.

Demanding historical (or scientific) veracity as a prerequisite for truth is another kind of tunnel vision. To do so is to mistake poetry for prose.

He offered her power, money, status...a giant prison, all in exchange for only...her soul.

When you don't fit in anymore, eat less.

What I've come to know is that in life, it's not always the questions we ask, but rather our ability to hear the answers that truly enriches our understanding. Never, never stop learning.

I don't trust or love anyone. Because people are so creepy. Creepy creepy creeps. Creeping around. Creeping here and creeping there. Creeping everywhere.

I would not fear nor wish my fate, but boldly say each night, to-morrow let my sun his beams display, or in clouds hide them; I have lived today.

In the NBA, it's about patience.

I meant to behave. There were just too many other options.--T-SHIRT

People will remember you better if you always wear the same outfit.

I've got that resilient thing inside me. But I wasn't a happy bunny.

Some may say that I couldn't sing, but no one can say that I didn't sing.