Richard Dawkins

Mystics exult in mystery and want it to stay mysterious. Scientists exult in mystery for a different reason: It gives them something to do.

I do feel visceral revulsion at the burka because for me it is a symbol of the oppression of women.

Rather than say he's an atheist, a friend of mine says, 'I'm a tooth fairy agnostic,' meaning he can't disprove God but thinks God is about as likely as the tooth fairy.

I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics.

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!