"The thing about religion is that it's the first and the worst. The worst because it's the first."

-- Christopher Hitchens

#Firsts Quotes #Worst Quotes

“Life is the farce which everyone has to perform.”
“The coming of the wireless era will make war impossible, because it will make war ridiculous.”

Source : Technical World Magazine, p. 145, October, 1912.
“My fiancee and I recently eloped. We went on a fabulous honeymoon to Europe, and I was able to see and do everything I wanted without worrying about taking it easy.”
“I am no herald to inquire into men's pedigree; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues.”
“Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive.”
“Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood.”
“There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.”
“Rap comes from the humble beginnings of rebelling against the status quo. Now, rappers have become the status quo themselves. You can't rebel against the Queen and then become the Queen yourself. I attribute much of the blame to testosterone-male dominance and patriarchy.”

Source : Interview with Antonino D'Ambrosio, progressive.org. July 20, 2005.

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