Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.
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George Carlin
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Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
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Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!
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Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
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The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
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I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!
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All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
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Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.