Impartial observers from other planets would consider ours an utterly bizarre enclave if it were populated by birds, defined as flying animals, that nevertheless rarely or never actually flew. They would also be perplexed if they encountered in our seas, lakes, rivers, and ponds, creatures defined as swimmers that never did any swimming. But they would be even more surprised to encounter a species defined as a thinking animal if, in fact, the creature very rarely indulged in actual thinking.

The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a religious philosophy - and it does not matter whether that philosophy is generally reasonable and high-minded or utterly bizarre and irrational

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.

Thousands of years ago only Christ could walk on the water. Today anybody can do it; you just step on the garbage.

This is The Tonight Show. I can't tell you too much about it, other than the fact that this program is going to go on forever.

Physical fitness is in. I recently had a physical fit myself.

...we are entitled to make almost any reasonable assumption, but should resist making conclusions until evidence requires that we do so.