It is vital to see not only what Christianity asserts, but where its precepts came from – how they evolved from primitive, superstitious metaphysical claims into “Gospel Truth”.
The principal inhibiting factor in the pursuit of understanding is the utter gullibility of the mind – this over-riding tendency for the psyche, once having accepted a set of beliefs and definitions, to interpret reality in a way that confirms them...
plant it It will sprout But forget about the rustic festivities For the explosive word falls harmlessly eternal through the compact generations
If you've got a dollar and you spend 29 cents on a loaf of bread, you've got 71 cents left; But if you've got seventeen grand and you spend 29 cents on a loaf of bread, you've still got seventeen grand. There's a math lesson for you.
Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace' One grand boulevard with trees with one grand cafe in sun with strong black coffee in very small cups. One not necessarily very beautiful man or woman who loves you. One fine day.
To attain the rank of grand master of memory, you must be able to perform three seemingly superhuman feats. You have to memorize 1,000 digits in under an hour, the precise order of 10 shuffled decks of playing cards in the same amount of time, and on...
M. Gustave: [to Mme. Celine's corpse] You're looking so well, darling, you really are... they've done a marvelous job. I don't know what sort of cream they've put on you down at the morgue, but... I want some.
Author: When the destiny of a great fortune is at stake, men's greed spreads like a poison in the bloodstream. Uncles, nephews, cousins, in-laws of increasingly tenuous connection. The old woman's distant relations had come foraging out of the woodwo...
Ellen Griswold: I honestly don't think you're going to find the Grand Canyon on this road. Clark: Jesus, it's only the biggest damn hole in the world. Aunt Edna: Clark, watch your language! Clark: Make that the second biggest.
Creo que los escritores de hoy en día se dividen en dos grandes grupos: los que pretenden demostrar constantemente lo listos que son y los que pretenden demostrar constantemente lo grande que tienen el corazón. Es muy difícil encontrar a alguien q...
It is people's hearts that move the age.
I don't mind my age.
I have such a passion for theatre.
It's a sin to be tired.
India is such a hospitable country.
Overall, I'm not upset at the press.
I'm sad I'm not in 'The Purge 2.'
Down with Dukes of Hazzard!
I went to Carnegie Mellon.
My favourite trainers are Converse.
I have a Russian heart.
