I have nowhere claimed nor even implied that unbelief is a guarantee of good conduct or even an indicator of it.

If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world.

Islamophobia: a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.

Religion is poison because it asks us to give up our most precious faculty, which is that of reason, and to believe things without evidence. It then asks us to respect this, which it calls faith.

Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals who will prefer even a bad theory or a conspiracy theory to no theory at all.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.

What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.

The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.

Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.

To me, the most important thing is to wear something that I love and feel comfortable in, and Christmas is a great opportunity to get one of my old favourites out.

The studios don't finance anymore, they get outside funds.

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I liked movies so much that they became an obsession. I am still trying to kick the habit.

It takes only one child to raze a village.

No piece of art can depict feelings if a piece of reality is not included in it.

Sensible people have got to work together.

To sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning.

Consider the silent repose of the sausage as compared to the aggressiveness of bacon.