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I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. Bertrand Russell

Religion Enemy World Progress Christian Say Churches Has-Been Moral Deliberately Principal Still Been Quite Organized Christian Religion

I've had a blessed life. I've pulled back from trying to control my destiny and gone back to accepting whatever fate has in store for me. I live for today because I don't know what'll happen tomorrow. Cilla Black

It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living. David Attenborough

Life Me Natural World Worth Beauty Living Worth Living Visual Seems Excitement Makes Greatest Source Intellectual Interest Much Natural World

I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. Eric Morecambe

Order Notes Right Necessarily Playing

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents. George Orwell

Religion Socialism Christian Worst Advertisement Christian Religion

There will always be a few people who just want to knock you down or are jealous or just want to be horrible for the sake of it. I don't know what drives someone to be nasty. Geri Halliwell

Jealous You People Will Few Down Horrible Someone Drives Knock Know Always Nasty Sake Few People Just Want Who

Few there are that will endure a true friend. Henry George Bohn

True Friend Will Few True Friend Endure

There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love. Lord Byron

Life Love Worth Value Made Living Worth Living Spirit Only Only Love Sacred Answer Questions Same Dying Each Four

Any political party that includes the word 'democratic' in its name, isn't. Patrick Murray

Political Word Party Name Democratic Political Party Any

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Today Time You Procrastination Tomorrow Value Laziness Enjoy Every Seize Never Put True Know Idleness Till True Value Off Moment

Life is one long process of getting tired. Samuel Butler

Life Tired Long Long Process Getting Process

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me. Stephen Fry

Me You Age Bladder Remind Need

I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in. Virginia Woolf

Thought Worse Locked Out Unpleasant Perhaps How

My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them. Winston Churchill

Life Smoking Drinking Before Alcohol Intervals Rule Rite Absolutely Sacred Between Also After Meals Them Prescribed Need

When we look back on all the perils through which we have passed and at the mighty foes that we have laid low and all the dark and deadly designs that we have frustrated, why should we fear for our future? We have come safely through the worst. Winston Churchill

Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality. Andy Goldsworthy

Winter Quality Isolated Patch Snow Special Even

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included. Bernard Manning

Christmas Saying Once Batteries Kids Bought Toys Note Included Set

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country. Bertrand Russell

War Country Never Talk Always Dying Patriots

I believe that singing is the key to long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, increased intelligence, new friends, super self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness, and a better sense of humor. Brian Eno

Life Good Sense Of Humor Intelligence Key Better Humor Long Singing Sense Believe Increased Temperament Sexual Super Long Life Self-Confidence New Attractiveness New Friends Friends Stable Figure

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