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“It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.”

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Herbie Hancock, born on April 12, 1940, is a renowned jazz pianist, composer, and music producer. Known for his unique musical style and cross-genre artistic exploration, he is one of the most important figures in modern jazz. more

“I had always been scrupulously careful to avoid the smallest suggestion of infant indoctrination, which I think is ultimately responsible for much of the evil in the world. Others, less close to her, showed no such scruples, which upset me, as I very much wanted her, as I want all children, to make up her own mind freely when she became old enough to do so. I would encourage her to think, without telling her what to think.”

Thinking World Want Mind Children Enough Wanted Evil Atheism Responsible Careful Positive Atheism Upset Smallest Suggestions Infant Indoctrination Scruples

Book:A Devil's Chaplain

Source: A Devil's Chaplain

“The Truth never flaunted a sign.”

Atheism Positive Atheism

Book:The Poems of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson

“Those who lift their hats shall see Nature as devout do God.”

Atheism Positive Atheism Lifts Hats

Author:Emily Dickinson

“If Aims impel these Astral Ones The ones allowed to know Know that which makes them as forgot As Dawn forgets them now”

Ifs Knows Forget Atheism Aim Positive Atheism Dawn

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated)

“That no Flake of [snow] fall on you or them - is a wish that would be a Prayer, were Emily not a Pagan.”

Would Be Fall Wish Prayer Atheism Positive Atheism Snow Pagan Emily Flakes Snow Falling

Author:Emily Dickinson

“Knew I how to pray, to intercede for your [broken] Foot were intuitive - but I am but a Pagan.”

Feet Atheism Broken Praying Positive Atheism Intuitive Pagan

Author:Emily Dickinson

“I was almost persuaded to be a Christian. I thought I never again could be thoughtless and worldly. But I soon forgot my morning prayer or else it was irksome to me. One by one my old habits returned and I cared less for religion than ever.”

Christian Prayer Morning Atheism Habit Positive Atheism Worldly Old Habits Morning Prayer

Book:The Letters of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Letters of Emily Dickinson

“The world allured me & in an unguarded moment I listened to her siren voice. From that moment I seemed to lose interest in heavenly things. Friends reasoned with me & told me of the danger I was in. I felt my danger & was alarmed, but I had rambled too far to return & ever since my heart has been growing harder.”

World Heart Has Beens Moments Felt Voice Interest Loses Growing Atheism Danger Return My Heart Harder Positive Atheism Heavenly That Moment Sirens

Author:Emily Dickinson

“I do not feel I could give up all for Christ, were I called to die.”

Giving Feels Dies Christ Atheism Giving Up Positive Atheism

Book:Selected Letters

Source: Selected Letters

“I am one of the lingering bad ones, and so do I slink away, and pause, and ponder, and ponder, and pause, and do work without knowing why - not surely for this brief world, and more sure it is not for heaven - and I ask what this message of Christ means.”

World Mean Asks Heaven Christ Knowing Atheism Messages Positive Atheism Not Sure Why Not Pauses Pondering Lingering

Book:Selected Letters

Source: Selected Letters

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