"The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness. To call on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions. The criticism of religion is, therefore, in embryo, the criticism of that vale of tears of which religion is the halo."

-- Karl Marx

#Giving Up Quotes #Real Quotes #People Quotes

“Nowhere have I found words more powerful than those in the Psalms. Their fervid poetry cleanses one, gives one strength, brings hope in moments of darkness. Makes one look critically into oneself, convict oneself, and wash one's heart clean with one's own tears. It is the ever-burning fire of love, of gratitude, humility, and truth.”

Source : Svetlana Alliluyeva (1969). “Only One Year”
“Many of the unexpected opportunities we encounter are small but significant.”
“If I had one wish I would ask for a big enough ***** for the whole world to kiss.”
“If you're buying tomatoes pick them up and smell them-they should have a lovely perfume. They need to be kept at fifty degrees or above, particularly during the growing season, because that's when they develop their flavor.”
“Only the right name gives beings and things their reality. A wrong name makes everything unreal. That's what lies do.”
“Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president.”
“When a man and woman married, nothing they did together had any shame or immodesty. It was all in the name of God. There was fruitfulness and joy in it, and it followed the Creator's own plan for continuing the human race.”

Source : Naomi Ragen (2010). “Jephte's Daughter”, p.73, Macmillan
“It took me thirty-six years; and, in some fifty stories, ranging in length from short-shorts to novels, I think I must have touched, in one way or another, on every aspect of computers and computerization. And (mark this!) I did it without ever knowing anything at all about computers in any real sense. To this day, I don't. I am totally inept with machinery... on my typewriter I turn out books at the contemptible rate of one a month”

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