You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist.

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Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I...

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I...

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work...

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work...

But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and...

But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and...

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing...

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing...

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say...

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say...

We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary:...

We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary:...

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

I'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People...

I'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People...

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between...

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between...

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in...

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in...

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a...

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a...

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

I want a language that speaks the truth.

I want a language that speaks the truth.

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for...

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for...