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The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours. – Bertrand Russell

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Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. – Bertrand Russell

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Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earths surface relative to other matter second, telling other people to do so. – Bertrand Russell

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Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it. – John Steinbeck, Sweet Thursday

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The study of crime begins with the knowledge of oneself. – Henry Miller, The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, 1945

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As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities. – Voltaire

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Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman—a rope over an abyss. What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal. – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), Thus Spake Zarathustra, translated by M.A

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If you tell the truth, you dont have to remember anything. – Mark Twain

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At any rate, girls are differently situated. Having no need of deep scientific knowledge, their education is confined more to the ordinary things of the world, the study of the fine arts, and of the manners and dispositions of people. – William John Wills

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I think that its always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity. – Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant. – Mme. Roland

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