Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

Secularism is a religion, a religion that is understood. It has no mysteries, no mumblings, no priests, no ceremonies, no falsehoods, no miracles, and no persecutions.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

Do you not know that every religion in the world has declared every other religion a fraud? Yes, we all know it. That is the time all religions tell the truth - each of the other.

Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom.

The myth of hell represents all the meanness, all the revenge, all the selfishness, all the cruelty, all the hatred, all the infamy of which the heart of man is capable.

Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

The intellectual advancement of man depends on how often he can exchange an old superstition for a new truth.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

Breathing towards a more peaceful day" Pudge xo

If you are your worst critic, don't be angry if others try to claim the title.

A lie set down on paper in wet ink becomes the truth when dry.

Every commonplace or trite observation is not a truism.

I write every morning. Two hours. Then I take a break and become my own secretary for a few hours. If I am "hot" I write in the afternoon and at night too.

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

All are friends in heaven, all faithful friends, And many friendships in the days of Time Begun, are lasting there and growing still.

My dear brother, let God make of you what He will, He will end all with consolation, and shall make glory out of your suffering.

I mean, look, no matter how you feel about Bush, watching him speak is difficult. It's like- it's like watching a drunk man cross an icy street.