"Few would argue that Richard Dawkins is the world's most famous atheist, especially now that his friend and rival for the title, Christopher Hitchens, has now gone to meet his Maker."
"Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."
Andy Warhol on Famous"I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous."
Walt Disney on Famous"What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous."
Voltaire on Famous"We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free."
Jiddu Krishnamurti on Famous"Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable."
Ambrose Bierce on Famous"Every song has a composer, every book has an author, every car has a maker, every painting has a painter, and every building has a builder. So it isn't irrational to take this simple logic a little further and say that nature must have had a Maker. It would be irrational to believe that it made itself."
"In the past, missionaries have traveled to far countries with the message of the gospel - with great hardship and often with the loss of life. In contrast, we can reach millions instantly from the comfort of our homes by merely hitting the 'send' button on our computers, or with iPads, or phones."
"It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean."
"Evolution is unobservable. It's based on blind faith in a few dry bones and on unreliable dating systems in which the gullible trust. Kids should be allowed to make up their own minds about this issue, and not be censored to 'one side is all we will let you hear.'"
"Most atheists bristle at the thought that atheism has anything to do with faith, but not Penn Jillette."