"Miracles are commonplace in religious scripture. Our ancient ancestors are said to have felt Jesus' wounds, verified Muhammad's ascent to heaven, and even interacted with their respective deities directly. Today, believers have no such luxury. They are forced to rely on blind faith that these things occurred, that people were at one time able to overcome or render inert natural laws."

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Source : FaceBook post by David G. McAfee from Feb 15, 2014

David G. McAfee

#Religious Quotes #Jesus Quotes #Law Quotes

“I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't even know if you're failing in drama, but you do know when you're failing in comedy. When you go to a comedy and you don't hear anybody laughing, you know that you've failed.”

Source : Interview with Ken Plume, asitecalledfred.com. Ocotber 2004.
“Guns, grendels, or nuclear bombs; take your pick.”
“The difficulty lies, not in finding a producer, but in finding a consumer.”

Source : Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, J.R. McCulloch (2013). “History of Economic Theory: The Selected Writings of Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, and J.R. McCulloch”, p.104, Coventry House Publishing
“The name Bei Dao was actually given to me with the help of friends. When we were publishing our unofficial magazine, Today, we wanted to avoid being harassed by the police so we were trying to think of names that we could use. It was done very casually.”

Source : Source: quod.lib.umich.edu
“I'm probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don't worry about it.”
“Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.”
“Every creative story is different. And every creative story is the same. There was nothing. Now there is something. It's almost like magic.”
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