I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The church is only a secular institution in which the half-educated speak to the half-converted.

The church is only a secular institution in which the half-educated speak to the half-converted.

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.

Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not read more

Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not wrong who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

The whole point of Christianity is that everyone in the world, from Charles Manson to Mother Teresa, deserves to go read more

The whole point of Christianity is that everyone in the world, from Charles Manson to Mother Teresa, deserves to go to hell.

You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; read more

You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; otherwise, you won't be able to sell anything.

Each epoch has found in the Gospels what it sought to find there, and has overlooked what it wished to read more

Each epoch has found in the Gospels what it sought to find there, and has overlooked what it wished to overlook.

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to read more

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.