"I believe that a person should take an affirmative outlook. There are always problems in life, old and new, uncertainties, and unexpected contingencies. The optimal way to deal with this is not to give up in despair, but to move ahead using the best intelligence and resources that we have to overcome adversity."

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Source : "Isn't Religion Weird? Quotations for Atheists". Book by Dave Lane (p. 117), August 8, 2008.

Paul Kurtz

#Giving Up Quotes #Believe Quotes #Moving Quotes

“I think what is being pointed out by African-Americans is that from slavery forward they have been living in a supposed democracy which treats them as less than other citizens, less than whites in the society. And I think that pointing out that there are structures of discrimination in the society, deeply rooted racist structures, that segregate housing, that send black children to ill-equipped schools, that discriminate in the workplace - these are truths about our society that must be faced.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“Generally, the bigger the budget, the less interesting the characters become.”

Source : Source: www.aboutfilm.com
“I believe in the Golden Rule - The Man with the Gold... Rules.”
“It has been years since I have seen anyone who could even look as if he were in love. No one's face lights up any more except for political conversation.”

Source : "The Fiery Fountains" by Margaret Caroline Anderson, (part 1), 1951.
“Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all.”
“Film is a medium of clear lines and broad strikes - which can be fantastic - but compared to the subtleties and nuances of a novel, it doesn't even get close.”
“I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for thousands of years. Or just not exist..”
“The world is not fair. If you persist in presuming it is, you will create a lot of unnecessary misery for yourself.”

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