"This is indeed a clash of civilisations, not between Islam and Christendom but between reason and superstition."

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Source : "It is not fanciful to make the pursuit of happiness a political imperative" by Polly Toynbee, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2006.

Polly Toynbee

#Islam Quotes #Superstitions Quotes #Reason Quotes

“Geometry is the noblest branch of physics.”
“There is a clear difference between sexist parody and parody of sexism. Sexist parody encourages the players to mock and trivialize gender issues while parody of sexism disrupts the status quo and undermines regressive gender conventions.”
“The great wheel of Fate rolls on like a Juggernaut, and crushes us all in turn, some soon, some late”
“We can't impede progress in the name of environmental action that yields little for the environment and even less for our people.. and we should look at the environment as an economic opportunity.”
“I have known sorrow - therefore I May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily Than those who never sorrowed upon earth And know not laughter's worth. I have known laughter - therefore I May sorrow with you far more tenderly Than those who never guess how sad a thing Seems merriment to one heart's suffering.”

Source : "Knowledge". Poem by Theodosia Garrison. "Something to Live By". Book by Dorothea S. Kopplin, 2016.
“Adam Carolla is like Hitler if Hitler wasnâ€™t funny.”
“I was in a tailspin of confusion I hadn't experienced since the first time I heard George W. Bush speak.”
“Law of Airlines: The shorter the time between flights, the greater the distance between gates.”

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