What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite.

The time we enjoy wasting is usually a good indicator of our real values… The best things in life feel read more

The time we enjoy wasting is usually a good indicator of our real values… The best things in life feel like we feel when we waste our time!

And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families.

And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families.

I draw most of my religious beliefs from Star Wars.

I draw most of my religious beliefs from Star Wars.

Just to make certain that I wasn't missing anything, as we see a lot of people running around talking about read more

Just to make certain that I wasn't missing anything, as we see a lot of people running around talking about the basis for all these values, I went back and reread the New Testament the other day, from one side to the other, and make certain that I hadn't missed anything. You know what? In the three years of Jesus Christ's mission, of his ministry, there is no mention whatsoever — or even a hint — that you ought to be taking health care or educational opportunity away from children in order to give to the richest people in the world. None whatsoever.

Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity, never of the correctness of a belief.

Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity, never of the correctness of a belief.

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. That’s something I value. Fairness, kindness, generosity, tolerance. read more

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. That’s something I value. Fairness, kindness, generosity, tolerance. When they talk about values, they’re talking about things like going to church, voting for Bush, being loyal to Jesus, praying. These are not values.

Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued read more

Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central part of your life. It will make you a better doctor, a better lawyer, a better teacher. It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can. It will give you that rare sense of nobility that can only spring from love and selflessly helping your fellow man. Make a career of humanity.Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights.You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.

Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable.

Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable.