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"The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt."
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"Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt."

"In the middle of the storm, the 'a' of the atheist drops!"

"It's a technical, fairly difficult job that has no particular political connotations, so I doubt there are any big campaign contributors dying to be on the Fed. And remember, it doesn't pay very well, certainly by Republican standards."

"Sometimes I feel certain that the hyenas are laughing at us."

"A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt."

"I felt like praying or something, when I was in bed, but I couldn't do it. I can't always pray when I feel like it. In the first place, I'm sort of an atheist. I like Jesus and all, but I don't care too much for most of the other stuff in the Bible. Take the Disciples, for instance. They annoy the hell out of me, if you want to know the truth. They were all right after Jesus was dead and all, but while He was alive, they were about as much use to Him as a hole in the head. All they did was keep letting Him down."
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"It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is, but it is often exceedingly difficult to find this out."

"The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously."

"When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once."

"Exploring is delightful to look forward to and back upon, but it is not comfortable at the time, unless it be of such an easy nature as not to deserve the name."

"I reckon being ill is one of the greatest pleasures of life provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better."
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