"As long as we accept the principle that religious faith must be respected simply because it is religious faith, it is hard to withhold respect from the faith of Osama bin Laden and the suicide bombers"

-- Richard Dawkins

#Suicide Quotes #Religious Quotes #Long Quotes

“Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.”
“We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, we're just not a very good football team right now.”
“I don't write hits for myself, or for other artists, or to just be writing it. I write it because I was born to do this. I was given this gift and I'm making the most of my opportunity.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had.”
“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.”

Source : Quoted in N.Y. Post, 16 May 1946
“If thou hadst a good conscience thou wouldst not greatly fear death.”
“When I go to peoples' houses I like to sneak into their bedrooms and try on their underwear.”
“I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican party platform.”

Source : "Wonk and Circumstance". Interview with Tom Sturm, valleyadvocate.com. May 6, 2010.

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