"Religion deserves no more respect than a pile of garbage."

-- H. L. Mencken

#Atheist Quotes #Garbage Quotes #Deserve Quotes

“Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, and who in consequence without much trouble discover his vices and virtues.”
“I reserve the right to change my mind. But once I decide on something, I'm going to need a good reason to switch.”
“At times, Singer Johnny Cash rubbed dirt from the earth under his fingernails in order to avoid any arrogance which might stem from his fame, by reminding himself of his roots and origins.”
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast,”
“Teach as an old fishing guide takes out a beginner.”
“We are all our own graveyards, I believe; we squat amongst the tombs of the people we were. If we're healthy, every day is a celebration, a Day of the Dead, in which we give thanks for the lives that we lived, and if we are neurotic we brood and mourn and wish that the past was still present.”

Source : FaceBook post by Clive Barker from Mar 06, 2013
“After what seemed like an eternity, we finally reached the summit just as the sun was rising. I couldn't believe that we had actually done it. We were standing at the highest point in all of Africa, looking down at the clouds below us, with the sun directly in front of us, its rays welcoming us to the beginning of a new day. It didn't seem like this was something that humans were meant to experience, yet here we were”
“Love is saying yes to belonging.”

Source : Fritjof Capra, David Steindl-Rast, Thomas Matus (1991). “Belonging to the universe: explorations on the frontiers of science and spirituality”, Harper San Francisco

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