Reading their letters and the First Amendment of the US Constitution, I infer that this nation's founders noted that religions have been at the center of great deal of trouble, so they precluded the US government from getting involved in religion, i.e. "... shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." Over the centuries, various religions have laid claim to various morals; consider the difficulties outsiders are having today in the Middle East, for example.

If you decide to become a dancer on Broadway, never say who your favorite dance partner is, because members of the media will presume you never want to dance with anybody else.

The strange thing about grinding that might surprise many people is that you can grind things and shape them using materials that are generally somewhat softer than the thing you're grinding and shaping.

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.

Science is the key to our future, and if you don't believe in science, then you're holding everybody back.

People get a lot out of being religious. They have strong senses of community and mutual support. So, what's not to love [there]?

I like to regard myself as someone who's capable of critical thought, that is to say, who can evaluate claims.