Sam Harris Quotes
As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.
Quotes to Explore
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I tell people in Chicago to take care of themselves.
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Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.
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There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
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Raising the minimum wage seems to all economists to, at the very least, fail to 'raise' employment, and we'd all like to see better inclusion of low-skilled workers into good-paying jobs.
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Food production has affected the environment more than any other activity humans have engaged in. Humanity devotes more land to food production than anything else - roughly a third of the surface area of the earth, much of which was once forest but has been converted by humans into farms or grazing lands.
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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Let us have peace.
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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You, as an entrepreneur, must make sure the postmoney valuation is a number you can obtain. You don't want too high of a valuation.
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
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A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I don't like to talk about girlfriend stuff. It's not necessary. I try to keep my relationships separate from everything else.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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I don't think good and evil are polarized.
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Consumers are increasingly feeling that they are being taken for a ride.
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If I have anything, it's tenacity.
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I'm sorry about the phone call; and waking you.I know that it is late,But thank you for talking, because I needed to.Some things just can't wait.
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The book is a private confessional form that provides a 'point of view.'
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The whole notion of one person being enough for everything gets instantly challenged when you start to talk with somebody about wanting more or of wanting something else. They take it personally, feel like a failure or feel that they lack something, so you don't talk about it because you don't want to hurt, offend, or scare the other person. You also don't want to be rejected or have them leave you, whatever the reason.
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On signing day, my mom brought me the national letter of intent to Arkansas. I should feel like I'm making the right decision. You get that many people telling you that. I had been dreaming about it. I signed 'No' where I was supposed to sign my name and put an exclamation point.
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They said if I could deal with the pain, I should play. So, I did, and for some reason, I started hitting. It was a weird thing. I don't know if it was because I couldn't do too much, and I was just trying to stay up through the middle and not hurt myself.
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As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.
