"Scientists don't know what they are talking about when they talk about religion. Religion has nothing to do with belief, and I don't believe it has any negative impact on people's lives outside of intolerance. Why do I go to church? It's like asking, why did you marry that woman? You make up reasons, but it's probably just smell. I love the smell of candles. It's an aesthetic thing."

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#Believe Quotes #Talking Quotes #Smell Quotes

“I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!”
“If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.”
“I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.”
“I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'”
“I'm a girl from South Carolina. I was raised in a middle class family and decided to major in broadcast journalism and now I'm at the national level and that doesn't happen to most people and I realize that. I know that I'm very fortunate but this great country allowed that to work in my favor.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“Truth is something that we can attempt to doubt, and then perhaps, after much exertion, discover that part of the doubt is not justified.”
“You cannot do what I do for a living without having a thick skin.”
“All houses in which men have lived and suffered and died are haunted houses.”

Source : Mary Roberts Rinehart (2013). “The Red Lamp”, p.35, Overamstel Uitgevers

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