“The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.”

“Living with uncertainty is hard for many people, and is one of the reasons why people prefer religious truths that are presented as absolute.”

Jerry Coyne book Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible

“Stars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One person alone will surely miss the good ones.”

Augusten Burroughs book Dry

“There's a lot of people I've encouraged and helped to get into the House of Commons. Looking at them now, I'm not so sure it was a wise thing to do.”

Edward Heath (1916–2005) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1970–1974)

“The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.”

Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation

“Lord M. What religion is he of?
Lord Sp. Why, he is an Anythingarian.”

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, and poet

“The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve, he made ‘em both a little bit naive.”

Yip Harburg (1896–1981) American song lyricist

“God made the world, My Lord, and looked at it, and saw that it was good. Yes. But what if the world had looked back at him, to see whether he was good or not?”

Karen Blixen book Seven Gothic Tales

“Look, PETA! If God hadn't wanted us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them so darn”

Stephen Colbert book I Am America (And So Can You!)

“‎Halt looked up at the trees above him.
"Why does this boy ask so many questions?" he asked the trees.
Naturally, they didn't answer.”

John Flanagan (1873–1938) Irish-American hammer thrower