Julian Huxley

“Life is just one damn relatedness after another.”

“The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.”

“There is no separate supernatural realm: all phenomena are part of one natural process of evolution.”

“We are privileged to be living in a period of the universe's history when conscious awareness has reached a new and decisive level.”

“Evolution is the most powerful and the most comprehensive idea that has ever arisen on earth.”

“Sooner or later, false thinking brings wrong conduct.”

“The destiny of man is to be the sole agent for the future evolution of this planet.”

“Humanism is the belief that man shapes his own destiny. It is a belief in the value and dignity of man.”

“The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.”

“The sense of spiritual relief which comes from rejecting the idea of God as a supernatural being is enormous.”

“The great end of life is not knowledge but action.”

“Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler, but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire Cat.”