"The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him"

"Music is my religion"

"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die"

"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"

"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"

"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven"

"The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground"

"Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it"

"Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there"

"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven"