"Put yourself out of your misery."

-- Annie Dillard

“Those who use the Bible as a reference for moral behavior are simply cherry-picking those teachings, such as the Golden Rule, that they have independently decided are moral for other reasons, while ignoring those teachings with which they disagree.”

Source : Victor J. Stenger (2012). “God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion”, p.120, Prometheus Books
“I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife”
“Apparently their numerous tattoos gave them protection against the cold as they had no coats.”
“I appreciate all of the attention I get in my career. I am a loner and live a rather secluded life so sometimes I do get overwhelmed, but I am always very appreciative of everything, and honored.”
“Despite what you hear and say there will always be that one voice that will always be true to you.”
“Anything is an art if you do it at the level of an art.”
“What the French want is coherence, stability and justice. If I am in a favorable position today, it's because my fellow citizens want to make the effort to straighten out the country, and at the same time they want it to be just and equitable.”
“Laughter may instruct but it may also conceal, defending the joker against anger and retaliation: a game is only a game.”

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