"I regard monotheism as the greatest disaster ever to befall the human race. I see no good in Judaism, Christianity, or Islam - good people, yes, but any religion based on a single, well, frenzied and virulent god, is not as useful to the human race as, say, Confucianism, which is not a religion but an ethical and educational system."

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Source : "At Home: Essays 1982-1988". Book by Gore Vidal (Appendix), 1988.

Gore Vidal

#Educational Quotes #Race Quotes #People Quotes

“My goal is to teach readers how to treat and respect themselves and each other in an entertaining way. I do that in all of my books.”
“Men's hearts are cold. They are indifferent.”
“By cool Siloam's shady rill How sweet the lily grows! How sweet the breath beneath the hill Of Sharon's dewy rose!”
“I didn't want to have to call a cab if I went to the supermarket. So I eventually got a bike, just a beach cruiser, and I rode that thing all over town. I rode it everywhere. I rode it in the rain, I rode it as much as I possibly could. Anytime I could afford the independence of the bike, I used the bike.”

Source : "Paul F. Tompkins on how and why he spent 25 years without a driver's license". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. October 10, 2015.
“Everyone dies. I just choose the time and place for some of them!”
“Look at my big teeth. I'm an apex predator. My genetic material is awesome”
“The BBC said I could stay on air until I was named. Well, I was named within the week. So I made no broadcasts after I'd been arrested, and the BBC stopped paying me at precisely the time when I needed the money most.”
“A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.”

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