Those who do not confront evil resent those who do.

Very rarely do people make big compromises with their integrity. Almost every compromise is a small one that is easily justified. The downhill slide is usually a result of many little compromises.

I don't let the hate go to my heart, and I don't let the praise go to my head.

Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to be happy because our happiness has an effect on everyone around us.

The world is a bad place. There are many wonderful people, but on the whole, humanity basically stinks.

Where are the vehicles to character development in secular society?

If we weren't born with anti-social passions - narcissism, envy, lust, meanness, greed, hunger for power, just to name the more obvious - why the need for so many laws, whether religious or secular, that govern behavior?