« I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy. » – Thomas Paine

« Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists. » – Dennis Prager

« The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves – our weakness,errors, deficiencies, and sins, that, by divine grace, we may overcome and turn from them all » – Tryon Edwards

« The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them » – Thomas Jefferson

« It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration ...

« The first sign of your becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful » – Swami Vivekananda

« The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. » – Abraham Lincoln

« The truly religious man does not embrace a religion; and he who embraces one has no religion. » – Kahlil Gibran

« If one were to take that goal out of out of its religious form and look merely at its purely human side, one might state it perhaps thus: free and responsible development of the individual, so that he may place his powers freely and gladly in the service of all mankind. » – Albert Einstein

« I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces. » – Mark Twain