Richard Dawkins Quotes

If we are too friendly to nice, decent bishops, we run the risk of buying into the fiction that there's something virtuous about believing things because of faith rather than because of evidence. We run the risk of betraying scientific enlightenment.

Richard Dawkins

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FaithEnlightenmentNiceRunRisk

I'm not technical. When I listen to music, I gravitate more toward the sonic aspect of it. The technical stuff of it, I get bored with it. These long solos? OK, already. You know your scales, big deal. I know it, too, but I don't want to do that.

Joey Santiago

MusicLongYouKnowWantListen

The bottom line is that the human body is complex and subtle, and oversimplifying - as common sense sometimes impels us to do - can be hazardous to your health.

Andrew Weil

HealthCommon SenseBodySometimes

In the entertainment industry, especially, is a total different environment then working in a corporate setting.

Meghann Fahy

EnvironmentEntertainmentIndustry

I know God is real.

Jeff Foxworthy

GodKnowReal

If your startup is only in the development or idea stage, there is almost no better predictor of failure - I mean, utter failure, scorched-earth bankruptcy - than raising too much money in the first round.

Steve Jurvetson

FailureMoneyBetterToo MuchMean

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.

Tony Robbins

LifeInspirationalPowerExperience

One thing we do know about the threat of climate change is that the cost of adjustment only grows the longer it's left unaddressed.

Jay Weatherill

ChangeClimate ChangeKnowCostLeft

It's only when we are able to see our own behavior that we are able to wake up and start making conscious choices.

Debbie Ford

StartWake UpChoicesBehaviorSee

A good cup of Earl Grey tea - you can't beat it.

Antonia Thomas

GoodTeaYouGreyBeatCup

Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it.

Peter Lynch

You Can Do ItStock MarketYouFollow

When I first ran for governor, the political class and party leaders opposed me with great vigor, and some even said if I won the primary they would never vote for me. But the voters had other ideas, and they are the only ones who count.

Rick Scott

GreatMeIdeasPoliticalPartyVote

I try to teach people to make fewer mistakes. But in designing economic policies, we need to take full account of the fact that people are busy, they're absent minded, they're lazy, and that we should try to make things as easy for them as possible.

Richard Thaler

MistakesPeopleBusyEasyPossible

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