“Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more...” — Thomas Jefferson Quote

“Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry...”

“Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.”

“Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.”

“Science fiction made me aware of how big and strange the universe was, leaving aside the whole question of aliens.”

“In pursuit of a meaning higher than life, we get disconnected from simple miracles of nature.”

“2. It only takes a few seconds to remember that our bodies are vibrant landscapes, worlds shaped by the forces of nature. Within each human are elements forged from ancient stars, rivers of blood reflecting the great waterways of earth, neural pathways branching like sprawling roots of forests, and electromagnetic waves humming in rhythm with invisible forces around us. We are simultaneously mountain, ocean, and sky; a microcosm, home to millions of organisms.”