"A discussion between Haldane and a friend began to take a predictable turn. The friend said with a sigh, 'It's no use going on. I know what you will say next, and I know what you will do next.' The distinguished scientist promptly sat down on the floor, turned two back somersaults, and returned to his seat. 'There,' he said with a smile. 'That's to prove that you're not always right.'"

-- John B. S. Haldane

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“It feels like God visits everywhere else, but lives in Africa.”
“Can we reasonably expect happiness from an insatiable appetite which, no matter how it stuffs its belly, is still psychologically like Oliver Twist in the poorhouse, holding up an empty bowl and begging, "I want some more"? Isn't it possible that our dream of the good society contained, from the beginning, a hidden violation of the Tenth Commandment "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods"?”

Source : Joy Davidman (1985). “Smoke on the Mountain: An Interpretation of the Ten Commandments”, p.119, Westminster John Knox Press
“The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.”
“I think in an ideal world, one would be able to do everything, however, we don't live in an ideal world.”
“He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.”
“Music is a means of rapid transportation.”
“Amsterdam is not Holland. It is a city that attracts people from all over Holland. And lots of international tourists and party people.”
“Greek pederasty honored the erotic magnetism of male adolescence in a way that today brings police to the door. Children are more conscious and perverse than parents like to think.”

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