And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He wo... - Bertrand Russell

"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."

"It is not what the man of science believes that distinguishes him, but how and why he believes it. His beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are based on evidence, not on authority or intuition."

"Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give."

"Grammar and ordinary language are bad guides to metaphysics. A great book might be written showing the influence of syntax on philosophy."