Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. – Bertrand Russell
Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery. – Bertrand Russell
Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact. – Bertrand Russell
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. – Bertrand Russell
The Robben Island Bible has arrived at the British Museum. Its a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare. – Daniel Hannan