"Despair is most often the offspring of ill-preparedness."

“I am continually amazed by the credence given to religious claims in the intellectual community; and, as a human being, i am appaulled by the psychological damage caused by religious teachings-damage that often takes years to counteract.”

Source : George H. Smith (2016). “Atheism: The Case Against God”, p.11, Prometheus Books

“Marcel Duchamp, one of this century's pioneers, moved his work through the retinal boundaries which had been established with Impressionism into a field where language, thought and vision act upon one another. There it changed form through a complex interplay of new mental and physical materials, heralding many of the technical, mental and visual details to be found in more recent art.. ..He declared that he wanted to kill art ("for myself") but his persistent attempts to destroy frames of reference altered our thinking, established new units of thought, a "new thought for that object".”

Source : "Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)". Jasper Johns, "Artforum International", Volume 7, No. 3, November 1968.

“True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.”

“I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Make generosity part of your growth strategy.”

Source : Danielle LaPorte (2012). “The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms”, p.294, Harmony

“Do I personally believe in a personal God? No.”

“The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, not the popular.”

Source : "Geraldo Defends his Jacko Interview". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. February 11, 2005.

“The TV licence people just can't believe we don't have a television. I'm a bolshie git. I shout at them things like, 'I don't need TV, I'm an intellectual.'”