“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” ― Richard Dawkins   “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” ― Richard Dawkins   “I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.” ― Richard Dawkins   “We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never…

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. -Rahm Emanuel The person who takes the oath of office in the next four months will shape not just the next four years, but the next forty years of our nation. In these next four years, we need proven leadership, proven judgment and proven values. America needs four more years of President Barack Obama. -Rahm Emanuel   We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message – get the job done. -Rahm Emanuel   While Mayor Daley surprised…

“We are all born mad. Some remain so.” ― Samuel Beckett   “Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.” ― Samuel Beckett   “All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” ― Samuel Beckett   “You’re on Earth. There’s no cure for that.” ― Samuel Beckett   “The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.” ― Samuel Beckett   “Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” ― Samuel Beckett   “I can’t go on, I’ll go on.” ― Samuel Beckett  …