“That there is much suffering in the world no one disputes. Which is more likely, that pain and evil are the result of an all-powerful and good God, or the product of uncaring natural forces? The presence of much suffering agrees well with the view that all organic beings have been developed through variation and natural selection.” WorldWellsHas BeensPainReligionSufferingEvilForceNaturalResultsViewsPowerfulAtheismProductsAgreeSelectionDisputesVariationNatural SelectionGood GodUncaring Author:Charles Darwin
“All scientists agree that evolution has occurred-that all life comes from a common ancestry, that there has been extinction, and that new taxa, new biological groups, have arisen. The question is, is natural selection enough to explain evolution? Is it the driver of evolution?” Has BeensEnoughNaturalCommonGroupsEvolutionScientistAgreeDriversSelectionExtinctionNatural SelectionAncestryBiological Evolution Author:Lynn Margulis
“To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who have been demanding all their lives to be heard so often fall speechless when confronted with one who gravely agrees to lend an ear. Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and for knowing that he counts. But once offered these conditions, he becomes frightened.” PeopleMenHas BeensFallWonderKnowingHeardConditionsListeningUniqueEarsAgreeFrightenedClamorSpeechlessUnique Experiences Author:Robert C. Murphy
“There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.” MenYearsHas BeensTalentMissingPerformancesAgreeWarmGenerousThrough The YearsConsiderateWholeheartedlyAccoladesGenerous Man Author:Frank Sinatra
“But I will agree that I think that things happen with people in relationships, that you might have been able to enjoy Morocco, say, if you weren't getting out of a bad marriage. You know what I mean?” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMeanHas BeensMightHappensAbleEnjoyAgreeThings HappenMight Have BeenMoroccoBad Marriage Author:Robert Downey, Jr.
“Do not believe what you have heard Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times Do not believe because the written statements come from some old sage Do not believe in conjecture Do not believe in authority, or teachers, or elders But after careful observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it.” BelieveHas BeensReasonAcceptingTeacherWrittenGenerationsHeardAuthorityBenefitsEthicsTraditionAgreeCarefulStatementsObservationAnalysisLive BySageEldersConjecture Author:Gautama Buddha
“But how do European railways manage without them? How do they continue to convey millions of travellers and mountains of luggage across a continent? If companies owning railways have been able to agree, why should railway workers, who would take possession of railways, not agree likewise? And if the Petersburg-Warsaw Company and that of Paris-Belfort can act in harmony, without giving themselves the luxury of a common commander, why, in the midst of our societies, consisting of groups of free workers, should we need a Government?” IfsNeedsGivingShouldHas BeensGovernmentAbleCommonCompanyMillionsGroupsMountainHarmonyAgreeWorkersPossessionManageLuxuryParisOur SocietyMidstContinentsCommandersTravellerRailwayLuggageWarsaw Author:Peter Kropotkin
“I never agree with the compliments paid to it. It is not a great healer. It is an indifferent and perfunctory one. Sometimes it does not heal at all. And sometimes when it seems to, no healing has been necessary.” DoeHas BeensSometimesSeemsHealingPaidAgreeHealComplimentIndifferentHealer Author:Ivy Compton-Burnett