"I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good."

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Source : Andrew Solomon (2014). “The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

Andrew Solomon

#Strong Quotes #Believe Quotes #Life Is Good Quotes

“You wouldn't go very long without eating food; don't let your spirit starve either. Feed on the Word of God every day.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 29, 2015
“With the computer and programming languages, mathematics has newly-acquired tools, and its notation should be reviewed in the light of them. The computer may, in effect, be used as a patient, precise, and knowledgeable "native speaker" of mathematical notation.”

Source : "Math for the Layman" by Kenneth E. Iverson, Ch. 10, §D, www.cs.trinity.edu. 1999.
“Fairy tales thrive on black and white. In life, there's only grey - no bad guys, no good guys. You could be the Cheshire cat, Snow White, a troll pr a pastry-making witch whose diet consists only of little kids, but you'll always be you.”
“No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.”
“There is always one more thing you can do to increase your odds of success.”
“The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country.”
“I buy about $1,500 worth of papers every month. Not that I trust them. I'm looking for the crack in the fabric.”
“While believing strongly, without evidence, is considered a mark of madness or stupidity in any other area of our lives, faith in God still holds immense prestige in our society. Religion is the one area of our discourse where it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about. It is telling that this aura of nobility extends only to those faiths that still have many subscribers. Anyone caught worshipping Poseidon, even at sea, will be thought insane.”

Source : Sam Harris (2006). “Letter to a Christian Nation”, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated

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