"In Philadelphia, I inadvertently came upon an edition of Robert Ingersoll's Essays and Lectures. This was an exciting discovery; his atheism confirmed my own belief that the horrific cruelty of the Old Testament was degrading to the human spirit."

-- Charlie Chaplin

#Discovery Quotes #Philadelphia Quotes #Atheism Quotes

“I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.”
“In response to how he checked the weather, "I just whip out my blue card with a hole in it and read what it says: 'When color of card matches color of sky, FLY!'"”
“Cyberspace is the funhouse mirror of our own society.”
“I am not a historian. I happen to think that the content of my mother's life - her myths, her superstitions, her prayers, the contents of her pantry, the smell of her kitchen, the song that escaped from her sometimes parched lips, her thoughtful repose and pregnant laughter - are all worthy of art.”

Source : August Wilson (1997). “Seven Guitars”, p.10, Penguin
“The holidays stress people out so much. I suggest you keep it simple and try to have as much fun as you can.”
“I dislike the word 'victim.' I dislike being told that I 'lost' my husband - as if I had idly abandoned you by the side of the railway track like an unwanted pair of old shoes.”

Source : "Dear Austen". Book by Nina Bawden, www.theguardian.com. 2005.
“What luck for rulers that men do not think.”
“Detroit's political leadership is a parasite that has outgrown its host.”

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