Do you know anybody who's come back with a firsthand report on heaven? If you do, let me know. Until then, you'll pardon me if I don't buy it.

Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

An Atheists loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god. An Atheist thinks that heaven is something for which we should work for now - here on earth - for all men together to enjoy.

There is no God. There's no heaven. There's no hell. There are no angels. When you die, you go in the ground, the worms eat you.

The fear of hell is the basis for the Christian faith.

I feel that everyone who wants to say anything, do anything, should be able to say anything or do anything, within the limits of not hurting another person.

... religion is a crutch, and only the crippled need crutches.

You hate me because I am the embodiment of all your doubts.

I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That's me.

This crusade to separate church and state is only one expression of my raison d'être. I'm an atheist, but I'm also an anarchist, and a feminist, and an integrationist.

Discipline is one of the basic and primary requirements for success in life.

I'd like to think that in a generation or two we'll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting for them.

The margin of error in astrology is plus or minus one hundred percent.

My friends, how desperately we need to be loved and to love. With it we are creative. With it we march tirelessly. With it, and with it alone, we are able to sacrifice for others.

When we get hung up on the non-essentials, the essentials have no opportunity to make a significant appearance.

War demands sacrifice of the people. It gives only suffering in return.

I came from God, and I'm going back to God, and I won't have any gaps of death in the middle of my life.

I've never believed in seeking perfection at the risk of losing everything.

You can't kind of take away, you either do or you don't. If you kind of take away something you're a failure.

When we open to love, we become love.