"The word 'religion' takes on a sinister cast when one examines its root, religare, meaning 'to bind,' which in turn means 'to hold, to make prisoner, to restrain."

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Annie Laurie Gaylor

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“I think the anti-prostitution feminists need to do some consciousness-raising amongst themselves about their feelings. But that's a different political activity. Asking ourselves, how do we feel about the fact that our boyfriends, our husbands, our male partners might hire sex workers? They should have that conversation, but they shouldn't attach it to policy conversations that affect people.”
“No one can escape stress, but you can learn to cope with it. Practice positive thinking. . . seize control in small ways.”
“...Sadness of not knowing enough words to [express what you mean]...”
“The thing I don't like on television is when somebody does something that makes absolutely no sense just for the shock of it.”
“The mountain rill Seeks with no surer flow the far bright sea, Than my unchang'd affections flow to thee.”
“The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.”
“Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in control enough to capture what's happening”
“I do not want the voice of the people shut out.”

Source : Remarks in the Senate, as quoted in "Congressional Record", vol. 75, p. 10297, May 16, 1932.

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