"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."

Roberts, Steven H. on atheism
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"The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully."

Dawkins, Richard on atheism
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"Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer."

Anonymous on atheism
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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."

Anthony, Susan B. on atheism
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"With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."

Weinberg, Steven on atheism
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"Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination."

Abbey, Edward on atheism
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"If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not the pattern of their words. I think he would prefer an honest and righteous atheist to a TV preacher whose every word is God, God, God, and whose every deed is foul, foul, foul."

Asimov, Isaac on atheism
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."

Seneca on atheism
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"I'm an atheist and I thank God for it."

Shaw, George Bernard on atheism
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"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."

Einstein, Albert on atheism
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"Although the time of death is approaching me, I am not afraid of dying and going to Hell or (what would be considerably worse) going to the popularized version of Heaven. I expect death to be nothingness and, for removing me from all possible fears of death, I am thankful to atheism."

Asimov, Isaac on atheism
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"The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about."

Dyer, Wayne on ignorance
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"Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on ignorance
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"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."

King Jr. Martin Luther on ignorance
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"Better to ask a question than to remain ignorant."

Proverb on ignorance
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"Never forget public ignorance is the government's best friend."

Unknown, Source on ignorance
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"And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did to yourself?"

Nietzsche, Friedrich on forgiveness
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"“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” "

Robinson, Jackie on life   

"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."

Coolidge, Calvin on honor
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"Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long they have departed."

Rohn, Jim on influence
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"Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living."

Einstein, Albert on service
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"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion."

Beauvoir, Simone De on service
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"The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become."

Rohn, Jim on value
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"Only sick music makes money today."

Nietzsche, Friedrich on music
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"Without music, life would be a mistake."

Nietzsche, Friedrich on music
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"Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you're two steps ahead!"

Flagg, Fannie on criticism
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