"The skeptic has no illusions about life, nor a vain belief in the promise of immortality. Since this life here and now is all we can know, our most reasonable option is to live it fully."

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Source : Paul Kurtz (1986). “The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal”

Paul Kurtz

#Promise Quotes #Atheism Quotes #Belief Quotes

“Besides, when I read the list of people who are supporting Kerry, if I wasn't already a Bush supporter, I would have immediately switched. Linda Ronstadt? Don Henley? Geez, that's a good reason right there to vote for Bush.”
“When we take one step toward the Self, It takes nine steps towards us.”
“I love to act and that's sort of my first love. That's what I started out doing.”
“Happiness,... even the smallest happiness, is like a step out of Time, and the greatest happiness is sharing in Eternity.”
“I was lucky - the first eight productions I auditioned for, I got cast.”
“Modern paintings are like women, you'll never enjoy them if you try to understand them.”
“In statistics, what disappears behind rows of numbers is death.”
“I'm up for a massive, bombastic tour with hydraulics, robots, lasers, 15 costume changes, projecting on a power station, big impact, big visuals. I'd love to realize the theatricality of the whole thing. To be overwhelming, to surprise you, maybe to play in hidden spaces.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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