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Ricky Dene Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter.

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

Animals are not here for us to do as we please with. We are not their superiors, we are their equals. We are their family. Be kind to them.

Remember, being healthy is basically dying as slowly as possible.

We’re All Screwed Up In One Way Or Another. It Sort Of Makes You Normal.

Same-sex marriage isn’t a gay privilege, it’s equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don’t.

Basically, you deny one less God than I do. You don’t believe in 2,999 gods. And I don’t believe in just one more.

It always comes back to us - why are we here? Well, we just happened to be here, we couldn't choose it. The chance of us being born - that sperm hitting that egg - is 400 trillion to 1. We're not special, we're just lucky; and this is a holiday. We didn't exist for 14 and a half billion years. Then we get 80 or 90 years if we're lucky, and then we'll never exist again. So we should make the most of it.

I believe the greatest privilege in this world is to use your freedom of speech for those who have no voice.

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

If there is a God, why did he make me an atheist?

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

I don't miss doing things with her. I miss doing nothing with her.

We are on a rock travelling around 1 of 100 billion stars. Our species is 1 of over half a billion that have ever existed. Our chances of being born are about 1 in 400 trillion. You're not special, but you are fucking lucky. Enjoy your amazing life. You'll never exist again.

I don't think it matters if there is a god or not. I've met people who believe in God that are good and that are bad. And I've met people who don't believe in God that are good and that are bad. So, just be good. I'm good. Not cos I think I'll go to heaven but because when I do something bad, I feel bad. And when I do something good, I feel good.

I'd rather be nowhere with her then somewhere without her.