Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and threats. Humans have morality. We don't need religion.

Penn Jillette's Popular Quotes

Thou shalt not take anything on faith

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People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered, and if we're compassionate we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forci…

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Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.'

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Comedy is taken care of by a free market.

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Everyday is an atheist holiday.

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Much better than the feeling of having things is the feeling of having earned things.

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God works in mysterious, inefficient, and breathtakingly cruel ways

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Never ascribe to conspiracy that which can be attributed to ignorance.

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If there's something you really want to believe, that's what you should question the most.

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