"The division between faith and reason is a half-measure, till it is frankly admitted that faith has to do with fiction, and reason with fact."

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Source : Leslie Stephen (1873). “Essays on Freethinking and Plainspeaking”, p.52

Leslie Stephen

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“You only live once. You don't want your tombstone to read: 'Played it Safe.'”
“One of the problems of our society is that we spend too much time thinking about punishment and not enough about prevention.”

Source : Roy Hattersley's remarks at the House of Commons debate, www.publications.parliament.uk. December 17, 1990.
“We are all powerless as children, and money looms so powerfully... we don't grow up to claim our financial power until we look money directly in the eye, face our fears, and claim that power back.”
“In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it's not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away.”
“Obviously, I didn't think, and nobody else did, that the Iraqis were going to take ALL of Kuwait .”

Source : "Why Obama Scares Me" by Mona Charen, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 21, 2014.
“I suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant.”
“Throughout my career, I have discovered and rediscovered a simple truth.It is this: the ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, to do it well and to finish it completely, is the key to great success, achievement, respect, status and happiness in life.”
“Conspiracies no sooner should be formed Than executed.”

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