It's called faith because it's not knowledge.

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.

I have no words — alas! — to tellThe loveliness of loving well!

Men make their own happiness, and a man may be respected even though only a slave.

A star shoots bleeding across the skyline, a companion to the black wind. Silence comes sweeping across everything.

Universe, vast universe, my heart is vaster.

Most of us would kill ourselves if we were as talent-free as Elizabeth Hurley.

Who you are isn't tied solely to what you say, even though it may feel that way to you now.

I believe there are so many other disciplines and themes that we still haven't explored yet. It's infinite what we can apply our creativity to.

The plays raise issues that are ignored in other forums.

We're beating a lot of poor teams. So what? We won a lot of games last year, too. Will Horace and Bill still be playing at this level in the playoffs...Can Pip keep it up?

After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte.