In conclusion, there is a marvelous anecdote from the occasion of Russell's ninetieth birthday that best serves to summarize his attitude toward God and religion. A London lady sat next to him at this party, and over the soup she suggested to him that he was not only the world's most famous atheist but, by this time, very probably the world's oldest atheist. What will you do, Bertie, if it turns out you're wrong? she asked. I mean, what if -- uh -- when the time comes, you should meet Him? What will you say? Russell was delighted with the question. His bright, birdlike eyes grew even brighter as he contemplated this possible future dialogue, and then he pointed a finger upward and cried, Why, I should say, 'God, you gave us insufficient evidence.'
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In conclusion, there is a marvelous anecdote from the occasion of Russell's ninetieth birthday that best serves to summarize his attitude toward God and religion. A London lady sat next to him at this party, and over the soup she suggested to him that he was not only the world's most famous atheist but, by this time, very probably the world's oldest atheist. 'What will you do, Bertie, if it turns out you're wrong' she asked. 'I mean, what if--uh--when the time comes, you should meet Him What will you say' Russell was delighted with the question. His birght, birdlike eyes grew even brighter as he contempalated this possible future dialogue, and then he pointed a finger upward and cried, 'Why, I should say, 'God, you gave us insufficient evidence.' '
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Commit the oldest sins, the newest kind of ways.
Celebrity Quotes
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Now, neighbor confines, purge you of your scum! Have you a ruffian that will swear, drink, dance, revel the night, rob, murder, and commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways?
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It's the oldest franchise in Major League Baseball. For anybody to get that Opening Day start, it's an honor. But I'm going to go out and get ready for the season, build up some innings and get my arm in shape this spring.
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The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.
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The oldest man he seemed that ever wore grey hairs.
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Religion is probably, after sex, the second oldest resource which human beings have available to them for blowing their minds.
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It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country.
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The wilderness is near as well as dear to every man. Even the oldest villages are indebted to the border of wild wood which surrounds them, more than to the gardens of men. There is something indescribably inspiriting and beautiful in the aspect of the forest skirting and occasionally jutting into the midst of new towns, which, like the sand-heaps of fresh fox-burrows, have sprung up in their midst. The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of such a background, where the pine flourishes and the jay still screams.
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I am perhaps the oldest musician in the world. I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life, and to say things to the world that are true.
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XBox appeals to the oldest demographic of the three consoles. Generally, Nintendo appeals to a much younger audience. Sony has covered the gamut from pre-teens to people in their 30s. Microsoft is trying to make their appeal to a younger demographic because there is a lot of money to be made among younger players.
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John 8:9:
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
(NIV)
They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before Him in the center of the court.
(AMP)
And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
(KJV)
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In science read the newest works, in literature read the oldest.
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The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most; we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long.
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Fear is the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind.
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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
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Job 1:13:
One day when Job's sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house
(NIV)
And there was a day when [Job's] sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house [on his birthday](AMP)
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
(KJV)
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The youth of America is their oldest tradition. It has been going on now for three hundred years.
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The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
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The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
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Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest man.
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The process of education in the oldest profession in the world is like any other educational process, in that it requires time and effort and ...
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The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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One of the oldest human needs is having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.
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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first
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Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
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It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
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