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“The words 'In God WE trust' are not only unconstitutional, they aren't even accurate.”

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Anne Nicol Gaylor was an American author, activist, and feminist known for her contributions to atheism and secularism. Born on November 25, 1926, she passed away on June 14, 2015. more

“You're looking at me as though I'm weird. My god! Are you so out of touch with most of America, most of which believes in the devil? I mean, Jesus Christ believed in the devil! It's in the Gospels! You travel in circles that are so, so removed from mainstream America that you are appalled that anybody would believe in the devil! Most of mankind has believed in the devil, for all of history. Many more intelligent people than you or me have believed in the devil.”

People Believe Mean America Jesus Christ Mankind Devil Jesus Christ Intelligent Circles Mainstream Melting

Author:Antonin Scalia

“Is your fear of failure greater than your desire to succeed?”

Desire Greater Succeed Fear Of Failure Desire To Succeed

Author:Zig Ziglar

“The life of our class, of the wealthy and the learned, was not only repulsive to me but had lost all meaning. The sum of our action and thinking, of our science and art, all of it struck me as the overindulgences of a spoiled child.”

Thinking Children Art Action Lost Class Wealthy Our Actions Spoiled Art And Science Spoiled Children Overindulgence

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“I began to realize that the most profound wisdom of man was rooted in the answers given by faith and that I did not have the right to deny them on the grounds of reason; above all, I realized that these answers alone can form a reply to the question of life.”

Men Reason Form Given Realizing Answers Profound Deny I Realized Rooted

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“In order to know what he is, a man must first know what the sum of this mysterious humanity is, a humanity made up of people who, like himself, do not understand what they are.”

People Knows Men Firsts Made Humanity Order Mysterious

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“Every time I tried to express my most heartfelt desires to be morally good I met with contempt and ridicule; and as soon as I would give in to vile passions I was praised and encouraged. Ambition, love of power, self-interest, lechery, pride, anger, vengeance-all of it was highly esteemed.”

Giving Self Desire Passion Interest Pride Mets Ambition Contempt Vengeance Ridicule Self Interest Heartfelt Lechery Most Heartfelt

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“Women who are to some extent resistant, whom one cannot possess at once, whom one does not even know at first whether one will ever possess, are the only interesting ones.”

Knows Firsts Doe Interesting

Author:Marcel Proust

“There is no doubt that a person's charms are less frequently a cause of love than a remark such as: 'No, this evening I shan't be free'.”

Persons Causes Doubt Evening Charm No Doubt Remarks

Book:In Search of Lost Time, Volume IV: Sodom and Gomorrah (A Modern Library E-Book)

Source: In Search of Lost Time, Volume IV: Sodom and Gomorrah (A Modern Library E-Book)

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