"To define twentieth-century humanism briefly, I would say that it is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity in this natural world and advocating the methods of reason, science, and democracy."

-- Corliss Lamont

#Philosophy Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“You look after yourself. You believe in God. And if people want to drag you down, you fight that, and you keep on fighting.”

Source : "Now, about that passport..." by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. August 24, 2002.
“The role of gender in society is the most complicated thing Iâ€™ve ever spent a lot of time learning about, and Iâ€™ve spent a lot of time learning about quantum mechanics.”
“Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.”
“I suffer the terrible disease of low self-esteem.”
“Sometimes what we want isn't what's best for us - Della”

Source : Abbi Glines (2013). “Simple Perfection: A Novel”, p.43, Simon and Schuster
“That was when I found out that the best way in the world to make yourself feel better when you have hit bottom is to try to get somebody else to feel better. There are certain things in life that are truly worth knowing, and that is one of the big ones.”

Source : Samantha Shannon (2013). “The Bone Season”, p.256, A&C Black
“Writing a book is a way of thinking to me, the only way of thinking that I have found successful.”
“For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.”

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