"religion is to misogyny as disease is to misery - not the sole cause, but a significant contributor"

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Source : PZ Myers (2013). “The Happy Atheist”, p.88, Vintage

#Causes Quotes #Disease Quotes #Misery Quotes

“Just as the pioneer travelers of the Conestoga wagon days kept personal journals, I, as a pioneer space traveler, would do the same.”
“We had been affected by the fact that the film world was a man's world in Europe as much as here, in America actually.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Liberty is a harsh mistress. You cannot pick and choose what you like and dislike about her. Liberty will not change her principles for you, no matter how much you claim to love her. She will stand fast in her demands for total acceptance. If you can't receive her, she will recognize you as a false lover and leave you. And when you hear that door slam, it will take every tear in your eye, every ounce of blood in your veins, and all the nerve in your heart to win her back.”
“I don't even have many friends anymore because I backed away from them. When things went wrong for me I didn't want them to have any part of my trouble.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The wronged side is always the safest.”
“I left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually.”

Source : "The great Tiananmen taboo" by Ma Jian, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2009.
“Botany is based on fixed genera.”
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”

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