Why is it I always get my best ideas while shaving?

In their struggle for the ethical good, teachers of religion must have the stature to give up the doctrine of a personal god.

It is only men who are free, who create the inventions and intellectual works which to us moderns make life worth while.

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life. To make this a living force and bring it to clear consciousness is perhaps the foremost task of education. The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy of the authority imperil the foundation of sound judgment and action.

I prefer to make up my own quotes and attribute them to very smart people, so that I can use them to win arguments

Don't think about why you question, simply don't stop questioning. Don't worry about what you can't answer, and don't try to explain what you can't know. Curiosity is its own reason. Aren't you in awe when you contemplate the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure behind reality? And this is the miracle of the human mind - to use its constructions, concepts, and formulas as tools to explain what man sees, feels and touches. Try to comprehend a little more each day. Have holy curiosity.

You might as well not be alive if you're not in awe of God.