The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master.

The idea of God as a fatherly figure who looks down on us and worries about how we're doing or takes sides when we have fights - it's more irritating than Santa Claus. The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master.

It does not require him to be the puppet master; it just requires intent,

When you feel like a puppet and caught in a rut of life, would you consider your government as your master?

It's just wonderful that he's still here, that he's made it this far.

I think I am a very kind person. I think I'm joyful, but I could be kinder and I could be more joyful. I do believe peace is a state of grace, and not the absence of violence.