E. Mercy > E.'s Quotes

“A fool is known by his speech, and a wise man by silence.”
― Pythagoras

“Faith is not a leap in the dark; it's the exact opposite. it's a commitment based on evidence... it is irrational to reduce all faith to blind faith and then subject it to ridicule. that provides a very anti-intellectual and convenient way of avoiding intelligent discussion.”
― John C. Lennox

“Reason is the power or capacity whereby we see or detect logical relationships among propositions.”
― Alvin Plantinga, Warranted Christian Belief

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
― Steve Jobs

“If the Devil were to appear before us, he wouldn't have a tail or a pitchfork and cloven hooves. Instead, he'd have the most perfect suit, he'd be the most handsome guy around, like Brad Pitt, and he'd be able to talk you into doing anything he wanted you to do.”
― Alice Cooper

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of earth. This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be "cured" against one's will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.”
― C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock: Essays on Theology (Making of Modern Theology)

“I’ve always been afraid I was going to tap the world on the shoulder for 20 years and when it finally turned around, I was going to forget what I had to say. I was always afraid I was going to do something in the studio and hate it, put it out, and it was going to become a hit.”
― Tom Waits

“Science Fiction: Any scientific acclaim that omits God.”
― Johnny Hart

“There is no such thing as nonfiction. There is no such thing as truth. People who really know what happened aren't talking. And the people who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up.”
― Tom Waits

“I find stand up comedy the most boring comedy in the world. It drives me to tedium. I can stand 10 minutes of it. There are some really funny people, but they should be in a variety act. There should be something more dynamic than one bloke talking at you for two hours no matter how funny he is.”
― Adrian Edmondson

“There is no room in my life for drugs, fights, divorce, adultery, sadism, unnecessary fuss and sex.”
― Cliff Richard

“A painting is worth a thousand confused art-gallery visitors.”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

“The answer that I’d give you will cause such turmoil in your soul that I might have to politely and reluctantly not answer that question.”
― David Bowie

“I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't use drugs. That may be boring for some people, but that's just me. That's how I live my life. That stuff never appealed to me and I never understood getting so messed up that you can't even walk home or remember the previous night. I choose to live my life without it.”
― CM Punk

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

“This advanced human being hides in plain sight underneath a villainous facade. He delivers a crucial message too aggressively, too accusatory, for it to resonate. He is inherently good, but we don't see him as good.”
― Michael Sidgwick

“There existed such a clearly visible blueprint for misery—particularly for teenage girls—yet everyone always seemed to ignore it.”
― Ronald Malfi, Come with Me

“I've always been shy. I get along well with people and am polite to everyone, but to this day I'm extremely private. You can always find another reason not to trust someone. That's just the way things are. I mean, how many people do you really trust?”
― Steve Austin, The Stone Cold Truth

“Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.”
― Jawaharlal Nehru

“Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator.”
― Daniel Handler

“Doubt and mistrust could creep into our lives, corroding personal and professional relationships.”
― Philip Taubman

“Nothing in history assures the success of our civilization.”
― Herbert J Muller

“Rock'n'roll can manage without the sex and drugs.”
― Cliff Richard

“I’m pretty sure, I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure if you die, the cancer dies at the same time. That’s not a loss. That’s a draw.”
― Norm Macdonald

“It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat s**t and die.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

“Just who has imposed on the suffering human race poison gas, barbed wire, high explosives, experiments in eugenics, the formula for zyklon b, heavy artillery, pseudo-scientific justifications for mass murder, cluster bombs, attack submarines, napalm, intercontinental missiles , military space platforms and nuclear weapons? If memory serves it was not the Vatican.”
― David Berlinski, The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions

“Has anyone provided proof of God’s inexistence? Not even close. Has quantum cosmology explained the emergence of the universe or why it is here? Not even close. Have our sciences explained why our universe seems to be fine-tuned to allow for the existence of life? Not even close. Are physicists and biologists willing to believe in anything so long as it is not religious thought? Close enough. Has rationalism and moral thought provided us with an understanding of what is good, what is right, and what is moral? Not close enough. Has secularism in the terrible 20th century been a force for good? Not even close, to being close. Is there a narrow and oppressive orthodoxy in the sciences? Close enough. Does anything in the sciences or their philosophy justify the claim that religious belief is irrational? Not even in the ball park. Is scientific atheism a frivolous exercise in intellectual contempt? Dead on.”
― David Berlinski, The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions

“It's hard to get along with people. As much as you try to like them and accept them as individuals, it becomes difficult because they keep getting out of line and wasting your time.”
― Henry Rollins

“The past holds all your mistakes and humiliations. The future holds whatever you can make it. So the past has already been determined. It also holds all your victories and accomplishments, but the bad stuff is there too; so why dwell? Learn from it, and move on.”
― Henry Rollins

“#1) God is judge
#2) The Devil is real
#3) People are cruel”
― B.L. Blankenship