"One of the great benefits of organised religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there's nobody there to forgive them."

-- Kingsley Amis

#Mean Quotes #Forgiving Quotes #Benefits Quotes

“The known fossil record fails to document a single example of phyletic evolution i.e., a species becoming a new species accomplishing a major morphological transition and hence offers no evidence that the gradualistic model can be valid.”
“Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.”
“You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.”
“Of course, in the states, about half the states elect their judges, and that's an even more direct involvement with politics. But I think it's not the same as the elections of many other candidates. People who run for the judiciary, I think are pretty careful to indicate that they will adhere to the rule of law.”
“So many people commute in this country by car long enough distances to really cut into their income, their real income, that they would change their vote based on gas prices.”
“There was so much to learn and it was all fun. But the best part was getting a laugh from an audience. That was like drowning in candy.”

Source : Hal Holbrook (2011). “Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain”, p.64, Macmillan
“I am still being recognized as Joanie and probably will as long as Happy Days is playing on TV and remembered by Happy Days fans. It has and will always be a pleasure and a honor for me to be a part of it.”
“I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits.”

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