[T]o believe in a god is in one way to express a willingness to believe in anything. Whereas to reject the belief is by no means to profess belief in nothing.

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

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

To 'choose' dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid.

[E]xceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.

How much vanity must be concealed – not too effectively at that – in order to pretend that one is the personal object of a divine plan?

Like I’ve told you before, Beverly, I don’t care where we live as long as we’re together.” Vance... "The Elder Effect

Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things man will not find peace.

It's a shock for me to go through and see all those years of painting my life, which is very personal for me. It's a very difficult thing for an artist to look back at his work.

I went through six years of battles on health care because I didn't have $100 million worth of advertising saying how it would never work.

Darwinism is not a sufficient condition for a phenomenon like Nazism but I think it's certainly a necessary one.

If there is one abiding theme in the gym, it's the withering work in the ring. Those not fit do not survive.

The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

The life of an ant and the life of my child should be accorded equal respect.

Because government has tremendous power, it attracts people who are eager to game the system, obtaining by force of law what they could never achieve through consensus.