"One of the worst things sin did for man was to make him selfish, for selfishness cannot love."
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"Men come, men go, all things remain in God."
"The religions we call false were once true."
"If complete and utter chaos was lightning, then he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards!"
"Skepticism is the highest duty and blind faith the one unpardonable sin."
"Don't be agnostic - be something."
"The intelligent beings in these regions should therefore not be surprised if they observe that their locality in the universe satisfies the conditions that are necessary for their existence. It is a bit like a rich person living in a wealthy neighborhood not seeing any poverty."
"Religions are such stuff as dreams are made of."
"Music is my higher power"
"At present there is not a single credible established religion in the world."
"How come when it’s us, it’s an abortion, and when it’s a chicken, it’s an omelette?"
"The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy."
"Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiment in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated."
"Blasphemy? No, it is not blashphemy. If God is as vast as that, he is above blasphemy; if he is as little as that, He is beneath it."
"Music is my religion."
"I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter. Far more important is that they be a good human being."
"The stamp of the Saint is that he can waive his own rights and obey the Lord Jesus."
"In your eyes I see the doorway to a thousand churches."
"The immense majority of intellectually eminent men disbelieve in the Christian religion, but they conceal the fact in public, because they are afraid of losing their incomes."
"From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist."