Governmental defense of any theology necessarily weakens the legitimacy of both the government and the theology.

I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.

I strongly believe that no one can be a true feminist without being an atheist. All religions are anti-women. No one can be pro-woman while supporting anti-woman dogmas.

Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no!

It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist.

Koranic teaching still insists that the sun moves around the earth. How can we advance when they teach things like that?

I have had fatwas issued against me, some three in Bangladesh and another five in India. I will not be cowed by these threats and shall fight for my rights.

I am an atheist. I do not believe in prayers, I believe in work. And my work is that of an author. My pen is my weapon.

Religion, society and state - from none of these do women get their proper honor. It is religion, which has created an unparalleled disparity between men and women.

All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.

If any religion allows the persecution of the people of different faiths, if any religion keeps women in slavery, if any religion keeps people in ignorance, then I can't accept that religion.

Of course, freedom is not free. Taxpayers pay for it.

We choose to live life to the fullest because it is in our best interest to do so. - Charmainism

People tell stories and it's up to those who listen whether to believe or not." "Shouldn't the storyteller believe it." "The storyteller should tell it.

A glacier will frequently move forward one foot while retreating three feet... Which reminds me a lot of myself!

Life is waiting everywhere, the future is flowering everywhere, but we only see a small part of it and step on much of it with our feet

Don't ever go to war. Even if you win, the battle is never over inside you.

A cheerful, intelligent face is the end of culture.

Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined.

They said you can't go to the moon. They said you can't put cheese inside a pizza crust, but NASA did it. They had to, because the cheese kept floating off in space.

Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.