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Giving Quotes by Richard Dawkins
- Some physicists solve that problem of the necessity of finely tuned physical constants ... by invoking the anthropic principle, saying, well, here we are, we…
- I think the important thing to learn is that we can retain a sentimental loyalty to the cultural and literary traditions of, say, Judaism, Anglicanism…
- Such delusions of grandeur to think that a God with a hundred billion galaxies on his mind would give a tuppenny damn who you sleep…
- I personally would go further and say that, if your morality is based, as mine is, on a desire to increase the sum of happiness…
- Next time that somebody tells you something is true, why not say to them: 'What kind of evidence is there for that?' And if they…
- Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose
- The messages that DNA molecules contain are all but eternal when seen against the time scale of individual lifetimes. The lifetimes of DNA messages give…
- It is an absurd law [Section 295A of the Indian penal code] but also extremely dangerous because it gives fanatics, whether they are Hindus, Catholics…
- The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is capable.
- Something pretty mysterious had to give rise to the origin of the universe.
- There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly adult view, by…
- You could give Aristotle a tutorial and you could thrill him to the core of his being. Aristotle was an encyclopedic polymath, an all time…
- The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is capable. It is…
- And the beauty of the anthropic principle is that it tells us, against all intuition, that a chemical model need only predict that life will…
- I need to learn not to bend over backwards to be nice to faith-heads. Give these people an inch and they take a league. I…
- If you don't understand how something works, never mind: just give up and say God did it. You don't know how the nerve impulse works?…
- I think there in a great deal to be said for religious education in the sense of teaching about religion and biblical literacy. Both those…
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi