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18 quotes
American stand-up comedian and television host
“Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don't have all the answers to think that they do.”
"I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws?"
on Philosophy
"Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance."
on Wisdom
"We are oblivious to suffering. We are cheap with charity if it's not close to our home."
on Compassion
"Fascism is when corporations become the government."
on Politics
"Brave Americans in past wars didn't die for the actual flag--they died for the freedom it represents, including the freedom to burn it."
on Freedom
"To a coward, courage always looks like stupidity."
on Fear
"I have a problem with people who take the Constitution loosely and the Bible literally."
on Truth
"We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels & free thinkers. It's overrun with sheep & conformists."
"If a fourteen year-old can deliver your message, it's not because he's gifted. It's because intellectually, you're a child."
"Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease."
on Society
"If you think you have it tough, read history books."
on History
"I don't ridicule religion, it ridicules itself."
on Faith
"It is not a surprise that a person would want to be a prophet. What's ridiculous is that other people let him."
on Leadership
"To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. Nobody actually reads it. They just scroll to the bottom and click 'I agree'."
"Religion, to me, is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need."
"Men are only as loyal as their options."
on Relationships
"True patriotism is doing something for your country."
