#sm

Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him. ↗

It's wildly irritating to have invented something as revolutionary as sarcasm, only to have it abused by amateurs. ↗

That's the difference between irony and sarcasm. Irony can be spontaneous, while sarcasm requires volition. You have to create sarcasm. ↗

— Christopher Moore

#sarcasm #christ

If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#animal-rights #animal-testing #animal-welfare #animals #cosmetics

It isn't all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning. ↗

— Gene Roddenberry

#innovation #optimism #optimism

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity. It is the mere Abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of Jesus. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#knowledge #reason #ridicule #skepticism #jesus

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer ↗

— Sun Tzu

#sun-tzu #enemy

If you could be either God’s worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose? ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#nihilism #tyler-durden #enemy

Remember, you see in any situation what you expect to see. ↗

— David J. Schwartz

#optimism #perspective #optimism

Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. ↗