I could never take the idea of religion very seriously. – Joyce Carol Oates
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Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere. – Huston Smith
The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over their situation must also have created fundamentalists to keep rationalists from getting flabby. Let us be duly thankful for out blessings. – Garrett Hardin
There was a time when someone would get on a plane and request to move their seat just because the person sitting next to them was of a different ethnicity or religion or nationality. But I dont think my generation wants that. Thats how it used to be. – ASAP Rocky
The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with. – Giacomo Casanova
When he wrote a letter, he would put that which was most material in the postscript, as if it had been a by-matter. – Francis Bacon, "Of Cunning," Essays
You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. Its one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear. – Aldous Huxley