Quotes

“The great pioneers in physics – Newton, Galileo, Kepler, Copernicus – devoutly believed themselves called to find evidences of God in the physical world.”

“The difference between Christianity and religion is simple. Religion makes impositions upon people. Christianity simply makes propositions.”

“Just because it’s in the Bible doesn’t mean you should preach it.”

“The purpose of life is to live fully, not long.”

“To believe that people are basically good after Auschwitz, the Gulag and other horrors of our century, is a statement of irrational faith, as irrational as any fanatical religious belief. …

“Coach, if you need one yard, I’ll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I’ll get you three yards.”

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.”

“God is always almost late.”

“Hebrew has no vocabulary for slavery, only of servanthood.”

“The never-angered person is morally deficient.”