“We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.”
"It's surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards, or holiday cards, including my atheist and secular friends."
- Christopher Hitchens
Awareness
"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 affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God."
- Christopher Hitchens
Awareness
"The concept of loneliness and exile and self-sufficiency continually bucks me up."
- Christopher Hitchens
Personal Growth
"A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today I'll be able to do that."
- Christopher Hitchens
Personal Growth
"The fact is: It’s true what they say about the United States. It is a land of opportunity. It is too various to get bored with it."
- Christopher Hitchens
Aspirations
"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."
- Will Rogers
Reflection
"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."
- Tom Lehrer
Reflection
"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."
- Lucille Ball
Reflection
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."
- Pema Chodron
Reflection
"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."
Reflection