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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We need to make it clear that we will withdraw from Iraq within 6 to 9 months - so that the Iraqis will know that they must stand up and defend the opportunity given to them.
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I think that the divorce rate's over 50% for a reason. I don't think people are taking enough time now to really see if they can make it work and live together.
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I suggest to you tonight that if George Bush had selected the Supreme court in '54, Clarence Thomas would have never got to law school.
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This is my career. I have children to raise. I have to retaliate. Evander Holyfield butted me. Look at me. My kids will be scared of me.
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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.
