"The Catholics have a Pope. Protestants laugh at them, and yet the Pope is capable of intellectual advancement. In addition to this, the Pope is mortal, and the church cannot be afflicted with the same idiot forever. The Protestants have a book for their Pope. The book cannot advance. Year after year, and century after century, the book remains as ignorant as ever."

-- Robert Green Ingersoll

#Book Quotes #Biblical Quotes #Years Quotes

“He had never thought of himself as much of a praying man, but as he sat in the car in the growing darkness and the minutes passed, he knew what it was to pray. It was to will goodness out of evil, hope out of despair, life out of death. It was to will dreams into existence and spectres into reality. It was to will an end to anguish and a beginning to joy.”
“There is a direct connection between violence against the Earth and violence against women.”
“Life may not be fair, but when you have someone to believe in, life can be managed, and sometimes, even miraculous.”

Source : Julia Scheeres (2012). “Jesus Land: A Memoir”, p.348, Counterpoint Press
“There is no going back in life. There is no return. No second chance.”

Source : Daphne du Maurier (1969). “My Cousin Rachel”
“Directing, writing, producing and starring is just too tough.”
“I never went to school beyond the 3rd grade, but my mother taught me the difference between right and wrong.”
“It's good to experience Hollywood in short bursts, I guess. Little snippets. I don't think I can handle being here all the time, it's pretty nutty.”
“Too much openness and you accept every notion, idea, and hypothesis-which is tantamount to knowing nothing. Too much skepticism-especially rejection of new ideas before they are adequately tested-and you're not only unpleasantly grumpy, but also closed to the advance of science. A judicious mix is what we need.”

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