Baby boom Quote by Lawrence Wright

“Scientology always has been a game of power and control. L. Ron Hubbard was the ultimate con man, and it's hard to figure out…

— Jenna Miscavige Hill

“A truly Suppressive Person or Group has no rights of any kind, and actions taken against them are not punishable," Hubbard wrote. He later…

— Janet Reitman

Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American…

— Lawrence Wright

Whether or not he came to believe it - so many people, when they have a mission, come to believe something in a way…

— Alex Gibney

If I had to sum it up, the goal of Scientology is giving the person back to themselves. Like, your own power of choice.

— Erika Christensen

“A person can choose to live a fruitful, productive life helping people, and I firmly believe that you get the most benefit out of…

— Ron Miscavige

“Now, Kendra realized, leaving Scientology was about much more than simply deciding not go to church or use language developed by L. Ron Hubbard.…

— Janet Reitman

Ron Hubbard was trying to get people out of their body with his HCA courses, but frankly, he was failing badly. When I was…

— Paul Twitchell

“Are you asking us to impregnate all the females on all the ships with your DNA, so that you can be sure of having…

— Orson Scott Card

“Hubbard’s stint in Queensland is better characterised as overbearing, overzealous and over too soon. Hubbard would end up portraying himself as a war hero…

— steve cannane

It's especially fitting that they call a cruise ship 'she,' for she is pregnant with a thousand adult embryos who long to stay forever…

— Helen Van Slyke

“That is authoritarianism and it quickly becomes a cult, which is what Scientology is today. Ever”

— Ron Miscavige