"Since Humanism as a functioning credo is so closely bound up with the methods of reason and science, plainly free speech and democracy are its very lifeblood. For reason and scientific method can flourish only in an atmosphere of civil liberties."

-- Corliss Lamont

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“Newspapers have been likened to steamships that move very slowly, in terms of their direction. And when a reporter is sent out on a story, if that reporter has his or her own personal standards and is given a certain amount of time, they're going to probably do as good a story yesterday or tomorrow as they did the day before yesterday when there was a different editor there. But an editor provides vision. An editor decides what's going to be on page one, what gets rewarded, who's given more time, who's given what beats. They set a direction.”
“Today evil spirits are seen as negativity which floats around the Earth in large quantities.”
“The free market is at its best when everybody works in a fish bowl and tells you their point of view The hedge funds and portfolio managers have a right to do this We've muted the analysts and their presence in the system.”
“When life feels like a yoyo, no matter the ups or the downs know that you'll always end up in the hands of Almighty God.”

Source : FaceBook post by Victoria Osteen from Aug 15, 2011
“In the Sanghi family, there is no one who has undertaken intellectual pursuits.”
“Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.”
“When people ask me what my religion is, I say its the Arsenal.”

Source : "'I'm not very fast at my times tables'". Interview with Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. November 2, 2008.
“I would say that jazz is my own language.”

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