All Christopher Hitchens Quotes
- I would say that if you don't believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and Messiah, and that he rose again from the dead… Any
- Ever since I discovered that my god given male member was going to give me no peace, I decided to give it no rest in… Decided
- Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus. Consensus
- It is exactly the fear of revenge that motivates the deepest crimes, from the killing of the enemy's children lest they grow up to play… Children
- [Today's left] would have left us with Slobodan Milosevic in power, Bosnia ethnically cleansed, Kosovo part of Greater Serbia, Afghanistan under the Taliban, and Iraq… Afghanistan
- It's the professional deformation of many writers, and has ruined not a few. (I remember Kingsley Amis, himself no slouch, saying that he could tell… Amis
- I'm dying, but so are you Dying
- Don't drink on an empty stomach: the main point of the refreshment is the enhancement of food. Don't drink if you have the blues: it's… Alone
- I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness. Congratulate
- Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God.… Affection
- To the dumb question, 'Why me?' the cosmos barely bothers to return the reply, 'Why not?' Barely
- There are all kinds of stupid people that annoy me but what annoys me most is a lazy argument. All
- I've had some dark nights of the soul, of course, but giving in to depression would be a sellout, a defeat. Course
- My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilisation, to get rid… Asylum
- A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today I'll be able to… Able
- My favorite time in the cycles of public life is the time when the Pope is dead and they haven't elected a new one. There's… Cycles
- In one way, I suppose, I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often… Been
- I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information. Became
- Chemotherapy isn't good for you. So when you feel bad, as I am feeling now, you think, 'Well that is a good thing because it's… Bad
- A gentleman is never rude except on purpose - I can honestly be nasty sober, believe you me. Believe