In Africa, there is a birthrate trap: a higher standard of living will lead to smaller families but smaller families will not lead to a higher standard of living.

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.

The light of our souls is never extinguished, it can never be, as the eternal one abides within each and every heart forever

Don't trust the beginnings, truth is told in the last moments.

When people bother you in any way, it is because their souls are trying to get your divine attention and your blessing.

When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed.

May we be as severe with ourselves over our own subtle sins as we are with the vile sins we condemn in others

My heart was a desert You planted a seed And this is the flower This hour of sweet fulfillment

I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy.

Excellence isn't a one-week or one-year ideal. It's a constant.

The world is full of Kings and Queens, Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.

I'm kind of like a dumb model.