Rodney Stark

Those who belong to megachurches display as high a level of personal commitment as do those who attend small congregations.

America is an unusually religious nation.

There was only one decline in church attendance, and that was in the late 1960s when the Vatican said it was not a sin to miss Mass. They said Catholics could act like Protestants, and so they did.

Fear is a far more dominant force in human behaviour than euphoria - I would never have expected that or given it a moment's thought before, but it shows up in the data in so many ways.

My style has stayed pretty consistent over the years. I always wear what I like and what is appropriate for the occasion.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.