I do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
CLARENCE DARROWTo say that the universe was here last year, or millions of years ago, does not explain its origin. This is still a mystery. As to the question of the origin of things, man can only wonder and doubt and guess.
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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Autobiography is never entirely true. No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.
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Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
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In life one cannot eat his cake and have it, too; he must make his choice and then do the best he can to be content to go the way his judgment leads.
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Chase after the truth like all hell.
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To say that the universe was here last year, or millions of years ago, does not explain its origin. This is still a mystery. As to the question of the origin of things, man can only wonder and doubt and guess.
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The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.
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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
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Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.
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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
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No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
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All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Life is a never-ending school, and the really important lessons all tend to teach man his proper relation to the environment where he must live.
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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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Great wealth often curses all who touch it.
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The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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You can’t get to a pleasant place to be at unless you use pleasant methods to get there. When you are dealing with a human society the means is fully as important as the end.
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I feel as I always have, that the earth is the home and the only home of man, and I am convinced that whatever he is to get out of his existence he must get while he is here.
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History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
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The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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I don’t like spinach, and I’m glad I don’t, because if I liked it I’d eat it, and I just hate it.
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