"The reason to be an atheist is not that it makes us feel better or gives us a more rewarding life. The reason to be an atheist is simply that there is no God and we would prefer to live in full recognition of that, accepting the consequences, even if it makes us less happy."

-- Julian Baggini

#Atheist Quotes #Feel Better Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Give me strength, not to be better than my enemies, but to defeat my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself. Give me strength for a straight back and clear eyes, so when life fades, as the setting sun, my spirit may come to you without shame.”
“Listening to the type of music I grew up with, like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and experiencing different things and conditions and hardship, as well as the good times in Nigeria, has definitely carved me into who I am.”
“Almost the first thing I did when I became ill was to buy a truly good television set.”
“Maybe some people are better off in obscurity than trying to keep on expanding.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“I don't strive for balance. I just try to get through my to-do list, with my kids' homework being at the top of it, and then try to prepare for the next audition or whatever scene I'm shooting next. Balance.”

Source : "True Blood Actress Adina Porter: On Grief, Dedication, and Balance". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“A lot of people meet me and they're like, 'Why aren't you crazy?'”
“I used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so I decided that I would write a book about something I'd want to read if I was 16. It turned into a Cinderella story... I developed a proposal and the characters of 'Gossip Girl' for my job.”
“It's a pretty big shock to realise that the only people you can identify with are psychopathic killers.”

You may also like:

A.C. Grayling
Philosopher
Alain de Botton
Writer
Colin Ward
Writer
Jonathan Culler
Mark Rowlands
Writer
Mark Vernon
Writer
Simon Blackburn
Academic
Simon Critchley
Philosopher
Susan Blackmore
Writer