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Words are tools which automatically carve concepts out of experience.


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The sense of spiritual relief which comes from rejecting the idea of God as a supernatural being is enormous.

The sense of spiritual relief which comes from rejecting the idea of God as a supernatural being is enormous.



The human race will be the cancer of the planet.

The human race will be the cancer of the planet.



Darwinism removed the whole idea of God as the creator from the sphere of rational discussion.

Darwinism removed the whole idea of God as the creator from the sphere of rational discussion.



It is easier to believe that there was nothing before there was something than that there was something before there was nothing.

It is easier to believe that there was nothing before there was something than that there was something before there was nothing.



Evolution: The Modern Synthesis.

Evolution: The Modern Synthesis.



Evolution is nothing but matter become conscious of itself.

Evolution is nothing but matter become conscious of itself.



Sooner or later, false thinking brings wrong conduct.

Sooner or later, false thinking brings wrong conduct.



Evolution... is the most powerful and the most comprehensive idea that has ever arisen on Earth.

Evolution... is the most powerful and the most comprehensive idea that has ever arisen on Earth.



...everything in psychosocial evolution which can properly be called advance, or progress, or improvement, is due directionaly to the increase or improvement of knowledge.

...everything in psychosocial evolution which can properly be called advance, or progress, or improvement, is due directionaly to the increase or improvement of knowledge.



How unfortunate for mankind that the Lord is reported by Holy Writ as having said 'Vengeance is mine!'

How unfortunate for mankind that the Lord is reported by Holy Writ as having said 'Vengeance is mine!'





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People must make make risks, must make mess in their life's. They must make make mistakes, they must think - This is the part of the proccess "learning"!

People must make make risks, must make mess in their life's. They must make make mistakes, they must think - This is the part of the proccess "learning"!



I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.



Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.

Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.



The wider the author's arsenal of tools and the better technically equipped the storyteller is, the better the tale will be.

The wider the author's arsenal of tools and the better technically equipped the storyteller is, the better the tale will be.



I feel pretty comfortable in a lot of different musical styles. I like rhythm, and I like melody and so forth.

I feel pretty comfortable in a lot of different musical styles. I like rhythm, and I like melody and so forth.



Im like a man whos been half-asleep all his life, trying to find out what he was like before he woke up.

Im like a man whos been half-asleep all his life, trying to find out what he was like before he woke up.



It is not solid wood that can become a flute, but the empty reed.

It is not solid wood that can become a flute, but the empty reed.



Love and faith are both a search, a process, it doesn't stay the same; it comes and goes. In some people, it's asleep for a long time and then it wakes up as it evolves.

Love and faith are both a search, a process, it doesn't stay the same; it comes and goes. In some people, it's asleep for a long time and then it wakes up as it evolves.



It is man's foremost duty to awaken the understanding of the inner self and to know his own real inner greatness. Once he knows his true worth, he can know the worth of others.

It is man's foremost duty to awaken the understanding of the inner self and to know his own real inner greatness. Once he knows his true worth, he can know the worth of others.



There are only two kinds of songs; there's the blues, and there's zip-a-dee-doo-dah.

There are only two kinds of songs; there's the blues, and there's zip-a-dee-doo-dah.




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