“Religion is a personal matter between God and man, and that force plays no role in it”

“Religion is not a bridge between God and Man; it is the Great Wall of China between them!”

“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.”

“The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.”

“Religions are often state-protected nurseries of pseudoscience, although there's no reason why religions have to play that role. In a way, it's an artefact from times long gone.”

“Interestingly, the word 'person' did not originally refer to the individual in the way we tend to use it today. Instead, 'person' came, via french, from the Latin word 'persona', which referred to the mask worn by tan actor to protray a particular character. In this theatrical sense, personality has to do with the role or character that the person plays in life's drama. The person's individuality, in this sense, is a matter of the roles or characters that he or she assumes.”