Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency.

To err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.

I think it's unfair, but they have the right as fallible, screwed-up humans to be unfair; that's the human condition.

For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency.

Religious creeds encourage some of the craziest kinds of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and favor severe manifestations of neurosis, borderline personality states, and sometimes even psychosis.

Life is indeed difficult, partly because of the real difficulties we must overcome in order to survive, and partly because of our own innate desire to always do better, to overcome new challenges, to self-actualize. Happiness is experienced largely in striving towards a goal, not in having attained things, because our nature is always to want to go on to the next endeavor.

Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.