"The greatest danger that besets us does not come from believers or atheists; it comes from those who, under the guise of religion, science or reason, imagine that we can free ourselves from the limitations of human nature and perfect the human species."

-- Chris Hedges

#Atheist Quotes #Perfect Quotes #Doe Quotes

“The very word "change" has changed. When I was young--and not just because I was young--we looked forward with confident impatience to change. Planned, controlled, beneficent change would continue to clear slums, sweep up the remains of empire, raise living and educational standards, tidy away--firmly but kindly--the last aboriginals who still raved about martial glory or the pride of wealth. Now, as it seems to me, change is set almost exclusively in the minor key, change seen overwhelmingly as loss.”

Source : Neal Ascherson (1988). “Games with Shadows”, Hudson Annex
“Things are forgotten and then perhaps picked up again, if we're lucky, it lasts... if not, then it's in the lap of the gods. The important thing was to do some work that I liked and hopefully that some others might also like, whether for a minute, a week, a month, a year.”
“When I write, I actually hear the characters speak. Almost like an actor - even though I'm not an actor at all - getting into their truth and to justify what they do.”
“Unruly ambition is deaf, not only to the advice of friends, but to the counsels and monitions of reason itself.”
“Even when you think things can never move forward and you feel so low, there's always a way out.”

Source : Katie Piper (2011). “Beautiful: A beautiful girl. An evil man. One inspiring true story of courage”, p.264, Random House
“I had a very strong interest in music, specifically the piano from a very small age.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Reading. I know it's not a very active activity, but it is in my head.”
“I don't have a distaste for ambiguity, in fact, ambiguity is what I think life is all about.”

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