I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, and feel more sympathy with Honest Doubters than with them.

The death of any man aged 56 is very sad for his widow and family. And no one would deny that Steve Jobs was a brilliant and highly innovative technician, with great business flair and marketing ability.

It is hard to think of anything which more tragically and clearly exemplifies the phenomenon of good political intentions achieving the precise opposite of their aim.

Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow, whether one feels oneself to be Tolstoyan or not.

I'm not saying all publishers have to be literary, but some interest in books would help.

We cannot hope for a society in which formal organized religion dies out. But we can stop behaving as if it was worthy of our collective respect.

IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.