I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.

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I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a...

I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a...

Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as...

Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as...

A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army,...

A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army,...

I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.

I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we...

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we...

It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.

It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for...

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for...

I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than...

I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than...

If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager...

If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager...

The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a...

The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a...

Work at being a humble person.

Work at being a humble person.

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area...

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area...

The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?...

The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?...

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back...

I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back...

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...

Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own...

Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own...

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon...

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon...