"We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid."

-- Christopher Hitchens

#Atheist Quotes #Selfish Quotes #Stupid Quotes

“The truth has not so much set us free as it has ripped away a carefully constructed facade, leaving us naked to begin again.”

Source : Lisa Unger (2010). “Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You”, p.24, Crown
“Natalie's estate is handled by Global Icons, and they police the world so her picture isn't on a T-shirt or coffee cup unless we approve of it.”
“I never put my arms around John Gotti, Al Capone or Lucky Luciano.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I'd been studying the microphone for a dozen years, and I suddenly saw what I'd been doing wrong. I'd been singing too loud. One night I was listening to a record by Lester Young, the horn player, and it came to me. Relax, just relax. It's all going to be all right.”

Source : "Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye". Book by David Ritz, 1985.
“But there is no end to the praise of books, to the value of the library. Who shall estimate their influence on our population where all the millions read and write ? It is the joy of nations that man can communicate all his thoughts, discoveries and virtues to records that may last for centuries.”
“Pain is strange. A cat killing a bird, a car accident, a fire.... Pain arrives, BANG, and there it is, it sits on you. It's real. And to anybody watching, you look foolish. Like you've suddenly become an idiot. There's no cure for it unless you know somebody who understands how you feel, and knows how to help.”
“Laughter is a medicine you've got to use to drive away blues.”
“I'm not a very dark person.”

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