...atheism leaves no room for excuses...

Nothing in any religious teachings goes beyond Humanism, unless you add the supernatural...Make believe is the only difference between being human and being religious.

I do not judge the individual based on their belief. If I were to, then I would, undoubtedly, be no better than the (religious) system that I frown upon.

...the act of kindness is an unselfish act, it is medicine for your soul...

I think that stupidity is like a wild fire burning through the social fabric of an intrinsically reasonable existence.

Truths are as much a matter of questions as answers.

It's the writing that teaches you.

You can only learn to read by reading.

Volunteering abroad is a powerful force for change but only if you choose the right project.

Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.

As if we don't have enough volence on television. After her husband accidentally hit two spectators with golf balls during a celebrity golf tournament.

My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high, and the I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I'm after.

If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house, then in a field,...it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fetus in the womb before it has come to light.

You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.

You really don't put a value on your first win, it is priceless no matter where you are.