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I never rejected religion, but it just ceased to be an overriding concern in my life.

— David Lowery

My parents were secular. I am an atheist.

— Ben Elton

Again, I was influenced by my father, who was very much an atheist and took pride in combating the traditional or orthodox forms of…

— Robert Jay Lifton

I could never call myself an atheist; my parents could, quite happily. I always felt like there was a little bit more out there,…

— Alex Clare

You know, for a long time I became almost atheist. I believed in nothing. And it was tough for me to believe in anything…

— Dustin Lance Black

Religion doesn't help me at all. But the relationship between me and God and Jesus, that changed my life.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

When I was young, I was religious.

— Jonathan Kozol

It was during my time at secondary school that I abandoned religion.

— Paul Nurse

Eventually, with regret, I left the religious life, and, once freed of the burden of failure and inadequacy, I felt my belief in God…

— Karen Armstrong

We were still quite religious until I was about eight or nine. Then I watched my parents take a dramatic turn and discard all…

— Adrianne Lenker

My father is an atheist. My mother is Buddhist. They encouraged my siblings and me to take the best part of other religions to…

— Winona Ryder

I've never had a mental break-down, where I've grappled with my own sense of religion, but I've definitely had my heart broken and fancied…

— Sophie Rundle