Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.

I think I was the youngest, fastest-promoted buyer in the history of Bloomingdale's.

I don't know what religious people do. I kind of wished I'd been a Christian with the blind faith that God is doing the right thing. As a Buddhist, you feel like you have more control over the situation, and that you can change your karma.

Religious faith is a powerful force for good, and it ought to result in people coming together and showing concern for each other. It should not be used as a way to justify a political position, or to be identified with a particular political party. The teachings of Jesus should cause us to be concerned about the sick and poor. That's the type of effect religion should have on public policy.

Religious values can be warped or perverted but when people are true to its real value religious faith can be immensely liberating.

it seemed as if hell were put into His cup; He seized it, and at one tremendous draught of love, He drank damnation dry.