Richard Dawkins Quotes

It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it's perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing and believe in God.

I don't understand why so many people who are sophisticated in science go on believing in God. I wish I did.

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.

I don't think I have any particular problem with God.

I love the idea of God, but it's not stylistically in keeping with the way I function. I would describe myself as an enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God. I can see that people who believe in God are happier. ... But I doubt.

People would rather believe than know.

Most people don't base their morality on religion in spite what they say. If you ask people, "If you didn't believe in God, would you go out and kill your neighbour?" Most people will say, "No".

I wouldn't call myself an atheist. I neither deny nor accept that there is a God... So I do not laugh at people who believe in God. But I do not necessarily believe in God - nor deny that there could be one.

I do not believe in the God of the theologians; but that there is a Supreme Intelligence I do not doubt.

You can be a virtuous person without faith in God.

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy sea by measuring the distance we have run, but without any observation of the heavenly bodies.

It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism.

Intellectually, now, I believe that it is a complete vanity to say positively there is no God.

What people are really after is, what is my stance on religion or spirituality or God? And I would say, if I find a word that came closest, it would be agnostic.

Any simple claim that you need religion to be good is flat wrong.

I am surprised that anyone can profess to be an atheist.

Oh, I don't talk about God.

Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of heart to be an atheist.

All children are born Atheists; they have no idea of God.

I consider myself a religious person, but when it comes to God and faith, I don't know. I guess that means I'm agnostic.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

That's true that I'm "not religious as that term is conventionally understood," though I've never been an atheist. Atheism is an active faith; it says, "I believe there is no God." But I don't know what I believe. I was brought up a Lutheran in Jamestown, North Dakota. I have trouble with faith. I'm not proud of this. I don't think it makes me an intellectual. I would believe if I could, and I may be able to before it's over. I would welcome that.

Even now, there are still days so beautiful, I almost believe in God.

In real life, Keaton believes in God. But she also believes that the radio works because there are tiny people inside it.