"If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing inquisition of public opinion, [then and only then will truth]prevail over fanaticism."

-- Thomas Jefferson

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“Feeling confident - or pretending that you feel confident - is necessary to reach for opportunities. It's a clichÃ©, but opportunities are rarely offered; they're seized.”
“No matter who weaves in and out of your life, regardless of the quality of those deep friendships and familyships, I'm the only common denominator at this point who's been with me the whole time. And there's this sense of trying to make sense of that ultimate solitude. It's not a negative or even a positive. It's just a fact.”
“If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come.”
“When I was 20 or 21, I didn't... I won't say care about anything, but you're like in your own world - you made something that you always wanted to do, and then you kind of think only about your family and yourself.”
“If you are trying to slip out without waking a sleeping man, zips are a nightmare. Haven't you ever tried to creep out of the room unnoticed the following morning? I've done that many times.”
“The Supreme Court would benefit from the addition of a justice who has real experience as a practicing lawyer. The current justices have all been chosen from the lower federal courts. A nominee with relevant non-judicial experience would bring a different and useful perspective to the court.”
“It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.”
“You don't have to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate.”

Source : "Religulous". www.imdb.com. 2008.

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