"Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?"

"Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society."

"True character arises from a deeper well than religion."

"Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions."

"You don't have to twist my arm to work."

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."

"Women, more often than not, do things which aren't remotely relaxing but are all about preening, which is just another sort of work."

"I've learned from doing my own show with Fox that people are not your partners if they're signing the checks. Whoever signs your paycheck is the boss - no matter what they tell you."