"I certainly had no idea how little faith Christians have in their own faith till I saw how ill their courage and temper can stand any attack on it."

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Source : Harriet Martineau (2006). “Autobiography”, p.574, Broadview Press

Harriet Martineau

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“It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of temperate discussion, no limits on thought. No subject must be taboo. No censor must preside at our assemblies.”
“I read a lot of poetry. All types of poetry, but mostly Catalan poetry, because I believe poetry is the essence of language. Reading the classics, be they medieval or contemporary, gives me a stylistic energy that I'm very interested in.”

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“And we came forth to contemplate the stars.”
“People aren't really looking at the result when taking a picture on an iPhone. And they don't print it. So to me, it's almost not a photograph. It's like looking in the mirror. It's a tool I don't relate to at all.”
“Life is whatever you make it, a heaven or hell on earth.”
“The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.”
“When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.”
“The spirit in motion heals, expands, circles in and out of the body, moving through the layers of consciousness from inertia to ecstasy. Open to the spirit, and you will be transformed.”

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