#gods

If I convert it's because it's better that a believer dies than that an atheist does. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#atheism #atheist #christianity #death #god

Plant diseases, drought, desolation, despair were recurrent catastrophes during the ages - and the ancient remedies: supplications to supernatural spirits or gods. ↗

— Norman Borlaug

#ancient #catastrophes #desolation #despair #diseases

The art of Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#cooperate #divine #each #eight #enlightened

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#given #gods #had #intended #people

Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed. ↗

— Stefan Zweig

#even #fate #favorites #generous #gods

You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door. ↗

— Robert Collier

#door #every #gift #gods #human

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. ↗

— Confucius

#art #asked #give #go #gods

I feel like the gods have certainly patted me on the head. ↗

— Dane Cook

#feel #gods #head #i #i feel

Even if you don't believe in God, exploring fully the idea of a god or gods should pose no threat to you. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#even #exploring #fully #god #gods

We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#atheists #believed #ever #further #go