Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations.

Only a fool of a scientist would dismiss the evidence and reports in front of him and substitute his own beliefs in their place.

Secular humanism is avowedly non-religious. It is a eupraxsophy (good practical wisdom), which draws its basic principles and ethical values from science, ethics, and philosophy.

No diety will save us; we must save ourselves.

A skeptic is one who is willing to question any truth claim, asking for clarity in definition, consistency in logic, and adequacy of evidence.

Parents have no right to impose their religion on their children... A Fundamentalist Protestant parent has no right to expect the state to support his own narrow conception of education.

Life, when fully lived under a variety of cultural conditions, can be euphoric and optimistic; it can be a joy to experience and a wonder to behold.

The skeptic has no illusions about life, nor a vain belief in the promise of immortality. Since this life here and now is all we can know, our most reasonable option is to live it fully.

Three key humanist virtues are courage, cognition, and caring - not dependence, ignorance, or insensitivity to the needs of others.

Secular humanism proposes ... the complete implementation of the agenda of modernism ... what is necessary for it to occur is a ... New Enlightenment.

We cannot remain silent when someone of the Pope's stature and credibility confuses religious principles for science

Don’t play for safety. It’s the most dangerous thing in the world.

The book is man's best invention so far.

I respect Chris Brown. I'd like to call myself a friend - I don't know if I'm allowed to do that.

Trespassers Will Be Exsanguinated.

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.

Toddlers are so powerful and so egocentric and teenagers are also so powerful, so egocentric.

Everybody that's living in this earth is living in a situation. It's not narrow-minded to the point where everybody is serious and nobody has a personality. I think people die telling jokes.

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

I was a microscopic life-form, infinitely large, stumbled backstage of its playhouse, caught a nanosecond glance of its own reality and nearly vaporized in shock.

'Come back here, I'm a police officer!' and I shouted back 'No you're not! You're a monster!'