"It was not that I thought I was smarter. I had simply explored science and found what seemed to me a far more powerful authority. And, I did not steal or murder because I thought they were wrong, not because I feared damnation."

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Source : Victor J. Stenger (2003). “Has Science Found God?: The Latest Results in the Search for Purpose in the Universe”, Pyr Books

Victor J. Stenger

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“I think many people think competitive eating is a really disgusting sport, so people think they look bad normally. But I care about what I'm wearing. I don't want to be someone who is doing something that is considered gross and then also look like a slob.”

Source : Source: bleacherreport.com
“I'm more of a visual person, but I think that reading's extremely important. But I'm very easily distracted. It takes certain books to really grab you in.”
“Tired of nagging your kids to hurry up, get dressed, drink their milk and brush their teeth? Here's a radical idea: Don't.”

Source : "Forget Flowers, 5 Ways to Make Mom Happier" by Bruce Feiler, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 7, 2013.
“The real enemy is not fat but us. We are the misusers; we are the greedy ones. If we have no better sense than to purposefully destroy ourselves, it is no wonder that nature punishes us with vile diseases and calls in our maker long before their time. Nature remembers every extra bite of cherry pie, T-bone steak, fried chicken, pizza.”
“The meaning of an artwork is changing depending on who's looking at it - depending on what culture, depending on what time, and so forth. It's alive.”
“Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.”

Source : Abraham Kaplan (1973). “The conduct of inquiry”, p.28, Transaction Publishers
“O what fine thought we had because we thought that the worst rogues and rascals had died out.”
“So when a music artist puts an album out that can only be streamed, not downloaded, what happens? In Kanye West's case, apparently it gets pirated a lot.”

Source : "Kanye West's 'The Life Of Pablo' Sparks Rampant Piracy". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. February 29, 2016.

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