We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject. And they're quite clever. I've seen them pick people apart.

One can only guess the amount of magic mushrooms a sane person would have to consume to believe that a frisbee constituted a genuine threat to roughly 3,000 police officers.

The only deadline is the one I give myself.

There is little difference in the knowledge held by those who can't learn and those who won't.

Christians and Jews don't believe in Allah or Brahma. Hindus don't believe in Yahweh or Allah. Muslims don't believe in Brahma or Yahweh. Atheists agree with all of them.

We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them.

Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.

Christians often threaten atheists with eternal torture. But if we say that they're delusional, they will tell us that we're being rude.

The essence of Christianity, as I see it, is love. The essence of Humanism (and I'm also a Humanist) is love. At that level, we're not far apart.

Most true believers, when faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, will hold on to those beliefs even more strongly.

I get called all kinds of things - an investigative comedian, a comedian activist - I've lost track of what my job title is.

The night before, a whole day could have shape and design. But when it was upon you, it could vanish tragically to air.

In Business, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

In 1930, the death rate for Milwaukee’s blacks was nearly 60 percent higher than the citywide rate, due in large part to poor housing conditions.

This is the Rock, sweetheart, ” the owner added. “There’s no tragedy you can’t profit from.

Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different

The first question [American college kids] asked me was, 'What state is Kuwait in?' They thought Kuwait was in America.

Kalos Kai Agathos, the singular balance of the good and the beautiful.

Nixon was no more a saint than he was a great president.

One doesn't make peace with one's friends. One makes peace with one's enemies.

Great is the glory, for the strife is hard!