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I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view.
I've been through a lot. I've thought a lot about life, and I've spent a lot of time studying history and science.
Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.
"Cardinal Baggia," the killer hissed. "Have you prayed yet?" The Italian's eyes were fearless. "Only for your soul.
When a question has no correct answer, there is only one honest response. The gray area between yes and no. Silence.
Wealth is commonplace but wisdom is rare. I beg you to remember that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster.
When in doubt, just spit it out. That all challenges can be overcome by speaking the truth, no matter how itcomes out.
I will not write a lame follow-up. It could take me 20 years. But I will never turn in a book that I'm not happy with.
Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I will never understand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to.
Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief.
Outside, in the newly fallen darkness, the world had been transformed. The sky had become a glistening tapestry of stars.
It's probably an intellectual weakness, but I look at the stars, and I say, 'There's something bigger than us out there.'
Who will guard the guards ? If we're the guards of society, then who will watch us and make sure that we're not dangerous?
Imagine how different a world might be if more leaders took time to ponder the finality of death before racing off to war.
The human body is amazing," she said. If you deprive it of one sensory input, the other senses take over, almost instantly.
Robert wondered if any of Harvard's revered Egyptologists had ever knocked on the door of a pyramid and expected an answer.
Since the beginning of time, spirituality and religion have been called to fill in the gaps that science did not understand.
It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno. - Bertrand Zobrist
Knowledge grows exponentially. The more we know, the greater our ability to learn, and the faster we expand our knowledge base.
Sometimes, divine revelation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows." Angels and Demons p. 484
Force a hand, the voice warned, and it will fight you. But convince a mind to think as you want it to think, and you have an ally.
My lawyers will fricassee your testicles for breakfast. And if you dare board my plane without a warrant, your spleen will follow.
I personally believe that our planet would be absolutely fine without religion, and I also feel we are evolving in that direction.
When I wrote 'The Da Vinci Code,' I told myself that this story of Jesus makes more sense to me than the story I read in the Bible.
...your memories will be muddled and uncataloged - past, present, and imagination all mixed together. The same thing happens in dreams.
The act of tattooing one's skin was a tranformative declaration of power, an announcment to the world: I am in control of my own flesh.
Proof ... was a conclusion built on a pyramid of facts, a broad base of accepted information on which more specific assertions were made.
I'm somebody who likes codes and ciphers and chases and artwork and architecture, and all the things you find in a Robert Langdon thriller.
My sincere hope is that 'The Da Vinci Code,' in addition to entertaining people, will serve as an open door to begin their own explorations.
Oftentimes, those special brains, the ones that are capable of focusing more intently than others, do so at the expense of emotional maturity
To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.
The thing that's going to make artificial intelligence so powerful is its ability to learn, and the way AI learns is to look at human culture.
Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance.
The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.
Is it not possible that we are still living in the Dark Ages, still mocking the suggestion of 'mystical' forces that we cannot see or comprehend.
Peace on this planet will not be forged by military strength. It will be forged by those who come together despite their government's differences.
When I was a kid, the miracles of my life were the Resurrection, a candlelight service on New Year's Eve, the Virgin Birth, and the Three Wise Men.
This is systems security for the Central Intelligence Agency. We would like to know why you are attempting to hack one of our classified databases.
I would have thought you'd import an English staff?" "Good heavens, no! I would not wish a British chef on anyone except the French tax collectors.
Look, you runny-nosed little runt. You're going to back off right now, or I'm going to rip that safety pin out of your nose and pin your mouth shut.
One final bit of advice. The next time a senior administrator of the CIA tells you she has a national-security crisis Leave the bullshit in Cambridge.
I don't read horror, ever. When I was 15, I made the mistake of reading part of 'The Exorcist.' It was the first and last horror book I've ever opened.
The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called Denial.
There comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense... a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. - Bertrand Zobrist
Terrorism is not an expression of rage. Terrorism is a political weapon. Remove a government's facade of infallibility, and you remove it's people's faith.
Transhumanism is the ethics and science of using things like biological and genetic engineering to transform our bodies and make us a more powerful species.
I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.
Langdon turned to Sophie. "Who is that? What... happened?" Teabing hobbled over. "You were rescued by a knight brandishing an Excalibur made by Acme Orthopedic.
I love to learn, and at some level, there's something to learn from my books. And I love art and philosophy, so there's something philosophical about my fiction.
I've always been captivated by the Voynich Manuscript - the mysterious, 15th-century encrypted codex that still baffles cryptologists, linguists, and historians.