Reagan is doing to the country what he can no longer do to his wife.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSI became a journalist because I didn’t want to have to rely on the press for information… I only read it to make sure of whatever everyone else thinks is going on, because it’s useful to know what people think is the news.
More Christopher Hitchens Quotes
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To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off.
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The one unforgivable sin is to be boring.
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Ever since I discovered that my god given male member was going to give me no peace, I decided to give it no rest in return.
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Arguments that explain everything explain nothing.
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The governor of Texas, who, when asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that ‘if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me.
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Take the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty and wisdom will come to you that way.
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The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It involves, if it does not necessitate, the sleep of reason. There is no escape from anxiety and struggle.
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My own opinion is enough for me. And I claim the right to defend it against any consensus, any majority anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.
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If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world.
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Those who want to be offended don’t have the right to try and close down the newspaper that offends them.
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We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.
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Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.
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I’m a member of no party. I have no ideology. I’m a rationalist. I do what I can in the international struggle between science and reason and the barbarism, superstition and stupidity that’s all around us.
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I’m not particularly a feminist, but if you get women off the animal cycle of reproduction and give them some say in how many children they’ll have, immediately the floor will rise.
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High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.
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