"The agnostic, the skeptic, is neurotic, but this does not imply a false philosophy; it implies the discovery of facts to which he does not know how to adapt himself. The intellectual who tries to escape from neurosis by escaping from the facts is merely acting on the principle that â€œwhere ignorance is bliss, â€˜tis folly to be wise."

-- Alan Watts

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“When you go out there to do comedy, you feel like you're doing battle with the audience a lot of the time. You're either going to get 'em, or you're not.”

Source : "Rob Riggle: Why It's Okay to Laugh at Jerks". Interview with J. Rentilly, www.menshealth.com. March 15, 2012.
“The student armed with information will always win the battle.”
“I told (Anze) Kopitar 'You aren't touching the puck enough. I don't like your breakout.' I think Kopitar can make magic with the puck”
“What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent.”
“We stand now at the turning point between two eras. Behind us is a past to which we can never return ...”
“My music has shaken hands with the world somehow - it's a beautiful disease, and I'm glad I got it.”
“There are days where I turn on the TV or I look at the news and I'm like, "I want to go to Mars. This is insane." But I can't go to Mars! I need to face reality and just to have some hope.”
“What kind of people do we wish to become, and how do we know an American when we see one? Is it possible to pursue a common purpose without a common history or a standard text?”

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