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Christopher Hitchens Quotes

There’s no Hell mentioned in the Old Testament. The punishment of the dead is not specified there. It’s only with gentle Jesus, meek and mild, that the idea of eternal torture for minor transgressions is introduced Picture Quote #1

[Today’s left] would have left us with Slobodan Milosevic in power, Bosnia ethnically cleansed, Kosovo part of Greater Serbia, Afghanistan under the Taliban, and Iraq the property of a psychopathic crime family. Now, I’m sorry to say, I’ve no patience with that leftist mentality anymore Picture Quote #1

I, for one, will not have [the Vietcong] insulted by any comparison to the forces of Zarqawi, the Fedayeen Saddam, and the criminal underworld now arrayed against us. These depraved elements are the Iraqi Khmer Rouge Picture Quote #1

It’s a big mistake to think that your own cause, or your own country, or your own side has God in its corner. For one thing, it commits the sin of pride Picture Quote #1

I say ‘Merry Christmas’ to people I don’t know, or to people I know are Christians. I say ‘Happy Hanukkah’ to people I know to be or suspect to be Jewish. And I don’t say ‘Happy Kwanzaa,’ because I think African Americans get enough insults all year round Picture Quote #1

Friends call me Hitch. Maybe it can be turned into a 900-phone number. People would pay to talk to me Picture Quote #1

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A celebrity is well known for being well known. I’m relatively well known - but for what I’ve written and said, or so I fondly imagine Picture Quote #1

So there’s nothing more vulgar than the sound of someone saying, God Bless America, someone who doesn’t really believe it, but he thinks it will make him look good to other people. I think it’s the most nauseating spectacle Picture Quote #1

Rosa Luxemburg was - still is for me - a great personal and intellectual heroine. Her analysis of Leninism and capitalism and social democracy are all worth reading. I wouldn’t consider anyone truly politically literate if they hadn’t given her work at least some study Picture Quote #1

The first thing I can remember I ever wanted was to go to the United States. And for reasons that are as conventional as you can imagine: I wanted to know if it was really true that it was the land of opportunity, of democracy, and individual liberty Picture Quote #1

There are two clocks ticking in Iran. One is the democracy movement clock which is ticking now faster than it was but it’s got a lot of catching up to do. And then there’s the clock that’s ticking towards a nuclear weaponry Picture Quote #1

The advice I’ve been giving to people all my life - that you may not be interested in the dialectic but the dialectic is interested in you; you can’t give up politics, it won’t give you up - was the advice I should have been taking myself Picture Quote #1

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Millions of people die every day. Everyone’s got to go sometime. I’ve came by this particular tumor honestly. If you smoke, which I did for many years very heavily with occasional interruption, and if you use alcohol, you make yourself a candidate for it in your sixties Picture Quote #1

With modern American dentistry it is simply amazing to see what transformation can be wrought in a single day Picture Quote #1

The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It’s a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation Picture Quote #1

[I]f you think that American imperialism and its globalised, capitalist form is the most dangerous thing in the world, that means you don’t think the Islamic Republic of Iran or North Korea or the Taliban is as bad Picture Quote #1

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him will believeth in anything Picture Quote #1

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him will believeth in anything. - Hitchens 3:16 Picture Quote #1

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I’m not particularly a feminist, but if you get women off the animal cycle of reproduction and give them some say in how many children they’ll have, immediately the floor will rise Picture Quote #1

Your narrative may fail to grip if you haven’t taken any care to find out how well or badly your audience member is faring (or feeling) Picture Quote #1

The cause of my life has been to oppose superstition. It’s a battle you can’t hope to win - it’s a battle that’s going to go on forever. It’s part of the human condition Picture Quote #1

At Oxford one was positively encouraged to take wine during tutorials. The tongue must be untied Picture Quote #1

One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That’s how the human species has done as well as it has Picture Quote #1

Beautiful sentences pop into my head. Beautiful sentences that aren’t always absolutely accurate. Then, I have to choose between the beautiful sentence and being absolutely accurate. It can be a difficult choice Picture Quote #1

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I’m not afraid of being dead, that’s to say there’s nothing to be afraid of. I won’t know I’m dead, would be my strong conviction. And if I find that I’m alive in any way at all, that’ll be a pleasant surprise. I quite like surprises Picture Quote #1

I have no time to waste on this planet being told what to do by those who think that God has given them instructions Picture Quote #1

In my life, the only certainty is to be uncertain. I’m an unbeliever who believes in skepticism. I’m only sure about being unsure Picture Quote #1

Well, I’ll put it this way: you can certainly say belief in God makes people behave worse. That can be proved beyond a doubt Picture Quote #1

Religion is not the belief there is a God. Religion is the belief God tells you what to do Picture Quote #1

It’s impossible, I think, however much I’d become disillusioned politically or evolve into a post-political person, I don’t think I’d ever change my view that socialism is the best political moment humans have ever come up with Picture Quote #1

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There’s no Hell mentioned in the Old Testament. The punishment of the dead is not specified there. It’s only with gentle Jesus, meek and mild, that the idea of eternal torture for minor transgressions is introduced (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) [Today’s left] would have left us with Slobodan Milosevic in power, Bosnia ethnically cleansed, Kosovo part of Greater Serbia, Afghanistan under the Taliban, and Iraq the property of a psychopathic crime family. Now, I’m sorry to say, I’ve no patience with that leftist mentality anymore (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I, for one, will not have [the Vietcong] insulted by any comparison to the forces of Zarqawi, the Fedayeen Saddam, and the criminal underworld now arrayed against us. These depraved elements are the Iraqi Khmer Rouge (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) It’s a big mistake to think that your own cause, or your own country, or your own side has God in its corner. For one thing, it commits the sin of pride (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I say ‘Merry Christmas’ to people I don’t know, or to people I know are Christians. I say ‘Happy Hanukkah’ to people I know to be or suspect to be Jewish. And I don’t say ‘Happy Kwanzaa,’ because I think African Americans get enough insults all year round (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Friends call me Hitch. Maybe it can be turned into a 900-phone number. People would pay to talk to me (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) A celebrity is well known for being well known. I’m relatively well known - but for what I’ve written and said, or so I fondly imagine (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) So there’s nothing more vulgar than the sound of someone saying, God Bless America, someone who doesn’t really believe it, but he thinks it will make him look good to other people. I think it’s the most nauseating spectacle (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Rosa Luxemburg was - still is for me - a great personal and intellectual heroine. Her analysis of Leninism and capitalism and social democracy are all worth reading. I wouldn’t consider anyone truly politically literate if they hadn’t given her work at least some study (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) The first thing I can remember I ever wanted was to go to the United States. And for reasons that are as conventional as you can imagine: I wanted to know if it was really true that it was the land of opportunity, of democracy, and individual liberty (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) There are two clocks ticking in Iran. One is the democracy movement clock which is ticking now faster than it was but it’s got a lot of catching up to do. And then there’s the clock that’s ticking towards a nuclear weaponry (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) The advice I’ve been giving to people all my life - that you may not be interested in the dialectic but the dialectic is interested in you; you can’t give up politics, it won’t give you up - was the advice I should have been taking myself. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Millions of people die every day. Everyone’s got to go sometime. I’ve came by this particular tumor honestly. If you smoke, which I did for many years very heavily with occasional interruption, and if you use alcohol, you make yourself a candidate for it in your sixties. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) With modern American dentistry it is simply amazing to see what transformation can be wrought in a single day. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It’s a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) [I]f you think that American imperialism and its globalised, capitalist form is the most dangerous thing in the world, that means you don’t think the Islamic Republic of Iran or North Korea or the Taliban is as bad. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him will believeth in anything (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him will believeth in anything. - Hitchens 3:16 (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I’m not particularly a feminist, but if you get women off the animal cycle of reproduction and give them some say in how many children they’ll have, immediately the floor will rise. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Your narrative may fail to grip if you haven’t taken any care to find out how well or badly your audience member is faring (or feeling). (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) The cause of my life has been to oppose superstition. It’s a battle you can’t hope to win - it’s a battle that’s going to go on forever. It’s part of the human condition. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) At Oxford one was positively encouraged to take wine during tutorials. The tongue must be untied. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That’s how the human species has done as well as it has. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Beautiful sentences pop into my head. Beautiful sentences that aren’t always absolutely accurate. Then, I have to choose between the beautiful sentence and being absolutely accurate. It can be a difficult choice. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I’m not afraid of being dead, that’s to say there’s nothing to be afraid of. I won’t know I’m dead, would be my strong conviction. And if I find that I’m alive in any way at all, that’ll be a pleasant surprise. I quite like surprises. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I have no time to waste on this planet being told what to do by those who think that God has given them instructions. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) In my life, the only certainty is to be uncertain. I’m an unbeliever who believes in skepticism. I’m only sure about being unsure. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Well, I’ll put it this way: you can certainly say belief in God makes people behave worse. That can be proved beyond a doubt. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Religion is not the belief there is a God. Religion is the belief God tells you what to do. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) It’s impossible, I think, however much I’d become disillusioned politically or evolve into a post-political person, I don’t think I’d ever change my view that socialism is the best political moment humans have ever come up with. (Christopher Hitchens Quotes)

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