Michael Shermer Quotes

The principal barrier to a general acceptance of the monist position is that it is counterintuitive.

Michael Shermer

Recitation: by Male by Female

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  • Author Profession: writer
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  • Birth: September 8, 1954

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I might be in favor of national healthcare if it required all Democrats to get their heads examined.

Ann Coulter

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Josh Smith, put in the right spots, is an outstanding player. You put Josh down on the right block, in the low post or even on a short isolation - 12 feet, 15 feet from the basket - he can get to the rim. He's outstanding. He's not only a very willing passer but an outstanding passer. I think it's the best part of Josh's game.

Stan Van Gundy

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For me, nothing brings out my 'born yesterday' idiotic qualities quite like having my photograph taken.

Sloane Crosley

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Love of country, subordination of personal interests to the common good, concern and care for the helpless and the impoverished - these are among the lost and faded values that we seek to recover and revitalize as we commence our journey towards a better Philippines.

Rodrigo Duterte

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I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct.

Martin Parr

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I don't know of any cases where as a result of religious precepts a population have found themselves enjoying less food than they would have if they didn't follow this particular religion.

Marvin Harris

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Should a girl like me, in whom the milk of human kindness flows copiously for everyone, from protein-shy Hottentots to the glandular obese, actually aim a few swift boots at the prone form of Sen. Phil Gramm? Nah. But it's tempting.

Molly Ivins

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In middle school, you're figuring out how you're affecting people, and sometimes you're affecting people negatively. And what sucks is that it can affect people for their whole lives. I didn't realize I was a part of that.

Lucy Dacus

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It's easy to be good when things are great; it's tough to be good when they're not.

Jon Taffer

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The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.

Denis Diderot

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We often think that when we have completed our study of one we know all about two, because 'two' is 'one and one.' We forget that we still have to make a study of 'and.'

Arthur Eddington

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It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but when I did write, I had more of a self to speak from.

Anne Tyler

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