Here are some quotes by Christopher Hitchens:
- "The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks."
- "I'm not religious, I'm anti-religious."
- "Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it."
- "The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more."
- "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence."
- "The four most overrated things in life are champagne, lobster, anal sex and picnics."
- "The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has - from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness."
- "To terrify children with the image of hell...to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?"
- "Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods."
I hope this helps..
