"It is the absolutism of theism, its pernicious influence upon humanity, its paralyzing effect upon thought and action, which Atheism is fighting with all its power."

-- Emma Goldman

#Fighting Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Atheism Quotes

“They say African Americans. I say black people. I've only been to Africa once. I've been in America all my life!”
“Good food is a celebration of life, and it seems absurd to me that in celebrating life we should take life. That is why I don't eat flesh. I see no need for killing.”
“If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot!”
“Prayer doesnâ€™t work. Perhaps it makes the believer feel better (in the same way that meditation or deep thought would), but prayer doesnâ€™t actually affect the external world. Not only is it ineffective, but it is also a very narcissistic practiceâ€¦ why would a 'God' change its 'Divine Plan' to accommodate any personâ€™s wishes?”
“I don't really ever worry about what anyone else does and I certainly don't worry about what anyone else says about me.”
“He [Columbus] enjoyed long stretches of pure delight such as only a seaman may know, and moments of high, proud exultation that only a discoverer can experience.”

Source : Samuel Eliot Morison, Emily Morison Beck (1989). “Sailor historian: the best of Samuel Eliot Morison”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
“My younger years of modeling were really just filled with fun trips. I was doing catalogues for Alexander's and Bloomingdale's.”
“Like a child, the earth's going to sleep, or so the story goes. But I'm not tired, it says. And the mother says, You may not be tired but I'm tired”

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