Ricky Gervais Quotes - Page 2

Some [people] are really smart. You know who you are. Some [people] are really thick. Unfortunately, you don't know who you are.

Science seeks the truth. And it does not discriminate. For better or worse it finds things out. Science is humble. It knows what it knows and it knows what it doesn’t know. It bases its conclusions and beliefs on hard evidence -­- evidence that is constantly updated and upgraded. It doesn’t get offended when new facts come along. It embraces the body of knowledge. It doesn’t hold on to medieval practices because they are tradition.

Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better

The existence of God is not subjective. He either exists or he doesn’t. It’s not a matter of opinion. You can have your own opinions. But you can’t have your own facts.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you believe in god, you're wrong.

Suggesting I hate people with religion because I hate religion is like suggesting I hate people with cancer because I hate cancer.

Where there's a will - there's a relative!

It’s a strange myth that atheists have nothing to live for. It’s the opposite. We have nothing to die for. We have everything to live for.

The next time someone is critical of you, just take a moment to consider their life. Then smile to yourself.

Blasphemy: a law to protect an all-powerful, supernatural deity from getting its feelings hurt.

Spirituality really lost its way when it became a stick to beat people with: ‘Do this or you’ll burn in hell.

If you can't joke about the most horrendous things in the world, what's the point of jokes? What's the point in having humor? Humor is to get us over terrible things.

If all the Atheists & Agnostics left America, they'd lose 93% of The National Academy of Sciences & less than 1% of the prison population.

I love how people walk around with crucifixes, skullcaps, pointy hats, funny beards and then say 'you should keep your atheism to yourself.'

You now have the least amount of time you've ever had, to do everything you've ever wanted to do. Enjoy your life. You only get one

What will it feel like after you die? Exactly the same as it felt for those billions of years before you were born.

Famous people are above the law.

You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what that is. It doesn't matter if it's a table or a film or gardening-everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and say 'I did that.'

Being an atheist makes someone a clearer thinking, fairer person. They [atheists] are not doing things to be rewarded in heaven; they're doing things because they're right, because they live by a moral code.

You won't burn in hell. But be nice anyway.

It annoys me that the burden of proof is on us. It should be "You came up with the idea. Why do you believe it?" I could tell you I've got superpowers. But I can't go up to people saying "Prove I can't fly." They'd go: "What do you mean 'Prove you can't fly'? Prove you can!"

If you're surrounded by idiots, you're the unpopular one and the odd one out because idiots don't like smart asses.

Body language is more powerful than words.

I'd like to thank God for making me an atheist.

Saying atheism is a belief system is like saying not going skiing is a hobby.