"Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had grounds for thinking that the powers held traditionally to be the exclusive property of the gods might one day be ours. 5"

-- James D. Watson

#God Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Discovery Quotes

“Medical training taught me the art of breaking down the complex maze of stories, symbols and rituals into clear systems. You could say that it helped me figure out the anatomy and physiology of mythology and its relevance in a society more incisively. How is it that no society can, or does, exist without them?”
“Strange, how such a small realization can affect everyone's life forever. In movies there is always a carefully staged moment - a big crescendo of music, close- ups of the actors' faces, the camera slowly pulling away to let all this sink in for the viewer...but, in real life, most all of the extraordinary things happen with no more loudness than a whisper.”

Source : FaceBook post by Silas House from Feb 07, 2013
“In what country is there a place for people like me?”
“I may be a successful football player, but I feel like such a failure.”
“Pain is inevitable as long as you are identified with your mind.”
“Bryan Fogarty could skate faster, shoot harder and pass crisper drunk than the rest of us could sober.”
“It takes more drawing to tell a story in pantomime.”
“We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.”

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