Bertrand Russell — "I am not interested in the universe as a whole, but in certain parts of it."

"I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive."

"In the ordinary man and woman there is a certain amount of active malevolence, both special ill will directed to particular enemies and general impersonal pleasure in the misfortunes of others. It is …"

"There is one very serious defect to my mind in Christ's moral character, and that is that He believed in hell. I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everl…"

"The greatest part of what is called morality is merely a device for making others do our will."

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own."