"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms."
"Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly."
"The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!"
"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts."