"Lighthouses are more useful than churches." by Benjamin Franklin

"We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart." by H L Mencken

"The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next." by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant'?  Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'  A religion, old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the Universe as revealed by modern science might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths." by Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)

"When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity.  When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion." by Robert M Pirsig

You gave your life to become the person you are right now.

Was it worth it? by Richard Bach

Any principle that requires admiration isn't real.

Any God who requires worship doesn't exist. by Richard Bach

You do not exist to impress the world. 

You exist to live your life in a way that will make you happy. by Richard Bach