"We know of no spectacle more ridiculousâ€”or more contemptibleâ€”than that of the religious reactionaries who dare to re-write the history of our republic. Or who try to do so. Is it possible that, in their vanity and stupidity, they suppose that they can erase the name of Thomas Jefferson and replace it with the name of some faith-based mediocrity whose name is already obscure? If so, we cheerfully resolve to mock them, and to give them the lie in their teeth."

-- Christopher Hitchens

#Religious Quotes #Lying Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Open marriage' is an invention of a feminist era. The idea is to have a marriage where dalliances are tolerated or even encouraged for both men and women, or in some combination where both partners are getting something out of it.”
“Note to self: Pasty-skinned programmers ought not stand in the Mojave desert for multiple hours.”

Source : John Carmack's plan of Quake 3 Arena Project, www.bluesnews.com. May 15, 2000.
“Common aim is stronger than blood.”
“If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.”
“Poor, dear God. Playing Idiot's Delight. The game that never means anything, and never ends.”

Source : Idiot's Delight act 2, sc. 2 (1936)
“I'm a very early riser, and so I like to get up and try hard to write before the day even really gets started. Just me and a pot of coffee -I find I can get a lot done that way.”
“I'm not anti-Jewish; I'm anti-Zionist.”

Source : "‘I’m anti-Zionist,’ Helen Thomas declared, in twilight of long career" by Philip Weiss, mondoweiss.net. July 21, 2013.
“To love as Christ loves is to let our love be a practical and not a sentimental thing.”

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