"Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.... A man full of faith is simply one who has lost (or never had) the capacity for clear and realistic thought. He is not a mere ass: he is actually ill."

-- H. L. Mencken

#Men Quotes #May Quotes #Belief Quotes

“It's a difficult business, creating a new, alternative civilization.”
“It is clear that the world is purely parodic, that each thing seen is the parody of another, or is the same thing in a deceptive form.”

Source : Georges Bataille (1985). “Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-1939”, p.5, U of Minnesota Press
“They sent me away to teach me how to be sensible, Logical, oh responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical...”

Source : "Logical Song". Song by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, March 1979.
“I am an American. I love my country and have great hopes for it. It is for this reason that I speak candidly and sometimes critically about it. I have benefited greatly from the freedom that exists in my country and for this I am eternally grateful.”
“What I remember most are some of the guys in the background - who they were and what kind of times we had during those days on the set. I remember staying at Mikes house in Hollywood when we first started filming the series. It was the upper story of a two-story building on a little hillside. Mikes wife, Phyllis, was wonderful. Mike and I laughed a lot and played music together. I remember that time very fondly.”
“EA: Is it the smoke that smells like vanilla? Audience: Yeah. EA: Yeah, they do that to mask the chemicals that are actually killing you.”
“To play mixed doubles: hit the girl whenever possible.”
“You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don't know what was in the newspapers that morning a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be.”

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