All Christopher Hitchens Quotes
- 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
- What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Asserted
- I don't have any terrific self-esteem issues but I do sometimes realise I've been too lucky and that I'm over-praised. It makes me nervous. I… Any
- To 'choose' dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid. Aid
- Beautiful sentences pop into my head. Beautiful sentences that aren't always absolutely accurate. Then, I have to choose between the beautiful sentence and being absolutely… Absolutely
- I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor. Humor
- I think being an atheist is something you are, not something you do. Atheist
- Knowing that we are primates, I think, is a fascinating discovery, and a very interesting and rather cheering one. Cheer
- No school of philosophy has ever solved this question of whether being determines consciousness or the other way around. It may be a false antithesis. Antithesis
- Religion is part of the human make-up. It's also part of our cultural and intellectual history. Religion was our first attempt at literature, the texts,… Attempt
- Nothing could make me forget what the Reagan years had actually been like. Been
- Literature, not scripture, sustains the mind and - since there is no other metaphor - also the soul. Literature
- Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint. Demanding
- The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books. All
- For most of my life I let women do the driving and was happy to let them. Driving
- High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments. Accomplishment