"The one function that most gods seem to have in common is to give human existence some ultimate purpose - and, while it is not possible to disprove an ultimate purpose, there does not seem to be any evidence for it. This is not to say, of course, that there is no purpose in life at all: we all make our own purposes as we go through life. And life does not lose its value simply because it it not going to last forever."

-- Barbara Smoker

#Giving Quotes #Forever Quotes #Atheism Quotes

“I think that the longer I look good, the better gay men feel.”
“I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.”
“There are words and words and none mean anything. And then one sentence means everything.”

Source : Richard Flanagan (2014). “The Narrow Road to the Deep North: A novel”, p.141, Vintage
“Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable...It's uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It's uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It's uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It's uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle...If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.”
“Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living.”
“There has never been a book like this. At once a poetics of place, a work of deep history, a bildungsroman, and an acute inquiry into the big subjects: love, family, other animals, the nature of creativity. It is sublime. It's also very funny. Haunting and haunted, Hold Still is the memoir of an artist that is art itself.”
“I haven't really met anyone else who has influenced me, but you never know, it could happen next year or next month. I just like to go with the spur of the moment.”
“Myself and Jamie Moffat did not agree on everything but he always knew I had the experience.”

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