Religion

"Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or nonbelieving, man or woman, black, white, or brown, we are all the same."

"Don't give your money to the church. They should be giving their money to you."

"Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form, but with regard to their mode of life."

"I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time."

"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands."

"Hate the sin, love the sinner."

"I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage."

"If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him."

"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."

"Religion is just mind control."

"Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion."

"No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means"