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Thinking Quotes by Christopher Hitchens
- Today the least educated of my children knows much more about the natural order than any of the founders of religion, and one would think-though…
- How do I know that I know this, except that I've always been taught this and never heard anything else? How sure am I of…
- Europeans think Americans are fat, vulgar, greedy, stupid, ambitious and ignorant and so on. And they've taken as their own, as their representative American, someone…
- If I was to interrupt this article every few sentences, asking you whether or not I was making a good impression on you, I hope…
- Here is my challenge. Name one ethical statement made, or one ethical action performed, by a believer that could not have been uttered or done…
- I could not possibly improve on the sentiment, but I don't think it ought to depend on the current austerities. Isn't Christmas a moral and…
- I became a journalist because I didn't want to have to rely on the press for information... I only read it to make sure of…
- Shepherds don't look after sheep because they love them - although I do think some shepherds like their sheep too much. They look after their…
- The atheist proposition is the following - most of the time - it may not be said that there is no god; it may be…
- If we have free will, by definition we cannot be granted it. We can't be given it. My [-audio-recording-distorted-] paradox states that 'Of course we…
- I think religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred, and contempt, and I claim that right.
- If you think all this is going on, all these gigantic fields of gravity and light with you in mind, then you really do have…
- 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.…
- 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…
- I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.
- I think being an atheist is something you are, not something you do.
- Knowing that we are primates, I think, is a fascinating discovery, and a very interesting and rather cheering one.
- It's impossible, I think, however much I'd become disillusioned politically or evolve into a post-political person, I don't think I'd ever change my view that…
- I didn't think Marilyn Monroe was beautiful. It used to worry me. I thought maybe I'm not put together like the other chaps.
- I don't think consensus-building politics is what I'm meant to be doing.
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