Quote by Carl Sagan
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. – Carl Sagan

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If we like them, theyre freedom fighters . . . If we dont like them, theyre terrorists. In the unlikely case we cant make up our minds, theyre temporarily only guerrillas. – Carl Sagan

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Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist theyre honest about everything. – Chuck Klosterman

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There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are – more humane. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year. – Thomas Tusser

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You cant be truly rude until you understand good manners. – Rita Mae Brown

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