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Christopher Hitchens Quotes

Do not imagine that you can escape judgment if you rob people with a false prospectus rather than with a knife Picture Quote #1

Which natural gift would you most like to possess? The ability to master other languages (which would have hugely enhanced the scope of these answers). How would you like to die? Fully conscious, and either fighting or reciting (or fooling around). What do you most dislike about your appearance? The way in which it makes former admirers search for neutral words Picture Quote #1

If anything qualifies as an irony of history it would be this: that Marx and Engels throughout the nineteenth century wrote about America the United States as the great country of the future, of freedom and equality and a good life for the working man, and a country of revolution and emancipation, and of Russia as the great country of despotism, backwardness, savagery and superstition Picture Quote #1

I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of shared language, or slang. Not necessarily designed to exclude others, this can establish a certain comity and, even after a long absence, re-establish it in a second Picture Quote #1

All the time, I’ve felt that life is a wager and that I probably was getting more out of leading a bohemian existence as a writer than I would have if I didn’t Picture Quote #1

We know that our life is essentially tragic. I’m absolutely not for handing over that very important department of our psyche to those who say, Why didn’t you say so before? God has a plan for you in mind Picture Quote #1

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Gullibility and credulity are considered undesireable qualities in every department of human life - except religion ... Why are we praised by godly men for surrendering our ‘godly gift’ of reason when we cross their mental thresholds? Picture Quote #1

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 do that. I get for some reason somewhat stronger when the sun starts to go down. Dusk is a good time for me. I’m crepuscular Picture Quote #1

To terrify children with the image of hell... to consider women an inferior creation. Is that good for the world? Picture Quote #1

To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation - is that good for the world? Picture Quote #1

One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue Picture Quote #1

I appear as a skeptic, who believes that doubt is the great engine, the great fuel of all inquiry, all discovery and all innovation Picture Quote #1

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The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity, to put it simply Picture Quote #1

For most of my life I let women do the driving and was happy to let them Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor Picture Quote #1

If someone tells me that I’ve hurt their feelings I’m still waiting to hear what your point is Picture Quote #1

I have a strong constitution which has served me quite well, though if I hadn’t had such a strong one I might have led a more healthy life perhaps Picture Quote #1

When you hear people demanding that the Ten Commandments be displayed in courtrooms and schoolrooms, always be sure to ask which set. It works every time Picture Quote #1

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A bit of a stomach give a chap a position in society Picture Quote #1

The taming and domestication of religion is one of the unceasing chores of civilization Picture Quote #1

Don’t swallow your moral code in tablet form Picture Quote #1

Religion makes intelligent people say and do wacky things, believe and affirm crazy things Picture Quote #1

Morality comes from humanism and is stolen by religion for its own purposes Picture Quote #1

The stupider the regime the more intelligent the people get and the more humorous Picture Quote #1

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Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the values of socialists can only be realized by socialists in a nonsocialist society Picture Quote #1

Intellectuals never sound more foolish than when posing as the last civilised man Picture Quote #1

Time spent arguing with the faithful is, oddly enough, almost never wasted Picture Quote #1

What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence Picture Quote #1

What is your idea of earthly happiness? To be vindicated in my own lifetime Picture Quote #1

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Do not imagine that you can escape judgment if you rob people with a false prospectus rather than with a knife. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Which natural gift would you most like to possess? The ability to master other languages (which would have hugely enhanced the scope of these answers). How would you like to die? Fully conscious, and either fighting or reciting (or fooling around). What do you most dislike about your appearance? The way in which it makes former admirers search for neutral words. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) If anything qualifies as an irony of history it would be this: that Marx and Engels throughout the nineteenth century wrote about America the United States as the great country of the future, of freedom and equality and a good life for the working man, and a country of revolution and emancipation, and of Russia as the great country of despotism, backwardness, savagery and superstition. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of shared language, or slang. Not necessarily designed to exclude others, this can establish a certain comity and, even after a long absence, re-establish it in a second. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) All the time, I’ve felt that life is a wager and that I probably was getting more out of leading a bohemian existence as a writer than I would have if I didn’t. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) We know that our life is essentially tragic. I’m absolutely not for handing over that very important department of our psyche to those who say, Why didn’t you say so before? God has a plan for you in mind. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Gullibility and credulity are considered undesireable qualities in every department of human life - except religion ... Why are we praised by godly men for surrendering our ‘godly gift’ of reason when we cross their mental thresholds? (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) 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 do that. I get for some reason somewhat stronger when the sun starts to go down. Dusk is a good time for me. I’m crepuscular. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) To terrify children with the image of hell... to consider women an inferior creation. Is that good for the world? (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation - is that good for the world? (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I appear as a skeptic, who believes that doubt is the great engine, the great fuel of all inquiry, all discovery and all innovation. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity, to put it simply. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) For most of my life I let women do the driving and was happy to let them (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I don’t think it’s possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) If someone tells me that I’ve hurt their feelings I’m still waiting to hear what your point is. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I have a strong constitution which has served me quite well, though if I hadn’t had such a strong one I might have led a more healthy life perhaps. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) When you hear people demanding that the Ten Commandments be displayed in courtrooms and schoolrooms, always be sure to ask which set. It works every time. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) A bit of a stomach give a chap a position in society (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) The taming and domestication of religion is one of the unceasing chores of civilization (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Don’t swallow your moral code in tablet form (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Religion makes intelligent people say and do wacky things, believe and affirm crazy things (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Morality comes from humanism and is stolen by religion for its own purposes (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) The stupider the regime the more intelligent the people get and the more humorous (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Perhaps the values of socialists can only be realized by socialists in a nonsocialist society (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Intellectuals never sound more foolish than when posing as the last civilised man (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Time spent arguing with the faithful is, oddly enough, almost never wasted (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) What is your idea of earthly happiness? To be vindicated in my own lifetime (Christopher Hitchens Quotes)

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