Religion cannot and should not be replaced by atheism. Religion needs to go away and not be replaced by anything. Atheism is not a religion. It's the absence of religion, and that's a wonderful thing.

When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Marriage is a wonderful thing.

It's a wonderful thing to write for children.

The first thing I said to myself on 9/11 was, 'There go our civil rights.' I found out by comparing notes later that George Carlin and I both said that at the exact same time. That's the first thing that popped into our head.