Intellectuals never sound more foolish than when posing as the last civilised man.

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.

Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.

Clinical, brilliantly medical-minded Adam believes in fate. A fate with Fia.

I don't know about you, but all this modern technology that's supposed to save us time and effort has actually ended up making things more complicated in my life, eating up extra time.

I spent my life attacking everything because I was too afraid to risk creating anything.

Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.

Each asana is like a piece of music that has a certain characteristic, a certain power.

The average person has eight different jobs over the course of their lifetime. You get a little antsy doing the same thing.

Silence gives the proper grace to women

Collecting has always been in my blood.

Every action in Nature is voided as it occurs, is repeated as it is voided, and is recorded as it is repeated.