"Meaningful work and meaningful relationships are the keys to a good life."

"Once people stop believing in God, the problem is not that they will believe in nothing; rather, the problem is that they will believe anything."

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

"A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading."

"Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness."

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival."