„I don’t even know what an atheist is. When people ask me if I’m an atheist, I have to ask them what they mean. What is it that I’m supposed to not believe in? Until you can answer that question I can’t tell you whether I’m an atheist, and the question doesn’t arise. […] I don’t see how one can be an agnostic when one doesn’t know what it is that one is supposed to believe in, or reject.“

Science in the Dock (2011), 2, Chomsky.info, March 1, 2006, August 16, 2011 http://www.chomsky.info/debates/20060301.htm,
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— Noam Chomsky american linguist, philosopher and activist 1928

„I don’t know how I’ve survived the onslaughts of the government. It almost makes me believe in the Deity. I’m a Catholic, but I’m a Catholic-atheist, because the tragedies in life have overwhelmed me.“

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— Taylor Caldwell Novelist 1900 - 1985

1970s-, The Captains, the Kings, and Taylor Caldwell (1978)

„In the meantime, Mosul is very, very difficult. Do you know why? Because I don’t talk about military, and I don’t talk about certain other things, you’re going to be surprised to hear that. And by the way, my whole campaign, I’d say that. So I don’t have to tell you. I don’t want to be one of these guys that say, “Yes, here’s what we’re going to do.” I don’t have to do that. I don’t have to tell you what I’m going to do in North Korea. Wait a minute. I don’t have to tell you what I’m going to do in North Korea. And I don’t have to tell you what I’m going to do with Iran. You know why? Because they shouldn’t know. And eventually, you guys are going to get tired of asking that question.“

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— Donald J. Trump 45th President of the United States of America 1946

2010s, 2017, February

„The reason I am answering is not for the benefit of the superior court. It is to keep these gentlemen from saying I was afraid to meet them and let them question me, and I want the Christian world to know that any atheist, agnostic, unbeliever, can question me anytime as to my belief in God, and I will answer him. … Your honor, they have not asked a question legally and the only reason they have asked any question is for the purpose, as the question about Jonah was asked, for a chance to give this agnostic an opportunity to criticize a believer in the world of God; and I answered the question in order to shut his mouth so that he cannot go out and tell his atheistic friends that I would not answer his questions. That is the only reason, no more reason in the world.“

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— William Jennings Bryan United States Secretary of State 1860 - 1925

Scopes Trial (1925), Day 7

„I'm no genius, and others can outwork me. What I do is ask the naive, honest questions, and then I’m not satisfied until I get the answers.“

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— Herman E. Daly American economist 1938

Herman Daly in: " Herman Daly http://www.utne.com/politics/herman-daly-economics-cooperative-collective-good.aspx," in Utne Reader,Jan.-Feb. 1995.

„I'm an atheist: I don't know what it means to believe in God.“

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— Rita Levi-Montalcini Italian neurologist 1909 - 2012

Quelle: Interview with Piergiorgio Odifreddi in Incontri con menti straordinarie (TEA, Milano, 2007), ISBN 978-88-502-1523-2.

„The young people nowadays – men and women, amateurs and pros – generally fall into one of two categories: either they don’t know what it is that’s most important to them, or they know but don’t have the power to go after it. But this girl’s different. She knows what’s most important to her and she knows how to get it, but she doesn’t let on what it is. I’m pretty sure it’s not money, or success, or a normal happy life, or a strong man, or some weird religion, but that’s about all I can tell you. She’s like smoke:you think you’re seeing her clearly enough, but when you reach for her there’s nothing there. That’s a sort of strength, I suppose. But it makes her hard to figure out.“

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— Ryū Murakami, buch Audition

Quelle: Audition (1997), Chapter Eight, Kai

„Why can’t the world hear? I ask myself. Within a few moments I ask it many times. Because it doesn’t care, I finally answer, and I know I’m right. It’s like I’ve been chosen. But chosen for what? I ask.“

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— Markus Zusak Australian author 1975

Quelle: I Am the Messenger

„I consider astrology as a perfect science. But, I also believe what has to happen cannot be changed. Then what’s the use? When you know, you worry about it. That why I never consult any astrologer. Of course, many of them come to me. But, no one can say I invited him or asked any questions. But when I believe it’s a science, how can I deny it?“

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— Morarji Desai Former Indian Finance Minister, Freedom Fighters, Former prime minister 1896 - 1995

Morarji Desai speaks about life and celibacy

„Suppose no one asked a question, what would be the answer.“

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— Gertrude Stein American art collector and experimental writer of novels, poetry and plays 1874 - 1946

"Near East or Chicago A Description"
Useful Knowledge (1928)

„I don’t think I have to prove anything to anyone. I don’t expect anyone to give me any breaks. I’m not one of those people who wants to scream, ‘Give me a chance. I will show you what I can do!’ You know, I really don’t care.“

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— Robert Pattinson English actor 1986

„Don’t ask me any more questions, Keller. I’m just going to lie to you and I’d rather not have the stress of trying to remember what lie I handed you. (Alexion)“

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— Sherrilyn Kenyon Novelist 1965

Quelle: Sins of the Night

„I can’t believe I’m mated to someone who’s allergic to me. (Ravyn)
You? I’m the one who should be having a hissy. How do I introduce you to people? Hi, this is my…what? Significant other? Mate? Pet? (Susan)“

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— Sherrilyn Kenyon Novelist 1965

Quelle: Dark Side of the Moon

„I don’t necessarily trust the way the food is being processed. I don’t agree with the way the animals are mass-slaughtered. So that’s one thing that kind of got me looking at what they call a vegan diet. … My mind is extremely clear. I’m not easily flustered [now]. My attitude is totally different. I had a really bad temper growing up, something I worked on for years. And now I’m able to recognize different emotions and I’m not governed by them. Doesn’t mean I don’t have them. I’m human. But I’m not easily moved. … I think a lot of people look at things as being restrictions, but that kind of shows me the way they view life. I don’t view it as restriction ― I look at what I can eat, what’s going to be the best source of energy for me.“

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— Kendrick Farris American weightlifter 1986

"Kendrick Farris, The Only Male U.S. Weightlifter In The Olympics, Is Totally Vegan" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kendrick-farris-olympics-vegan_us_57ab6be7e4b0db3be07ccc07?guccounter=1, interview with HuffPost (August 10, 2016).

„I ask you, what am I? I’m one of the undeserving poor: thats what I am. Think of what that means to a man.“

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— George Bernard Shaw Irish playwright 1856 - 1950

Act II
1910s, Pygmalion (1912)

„“I don’t trust you.”
“Of course you don’t. I know I wouldn’t. And I’m not asking you to. I’m not putting you in a situation in which your trust of me is even remotely relevant. I’m just pointing a gun to your head and giving you orders.”“

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— Alastair Reynolds, buch Chasm City

Quelle: Chasm City (2001), Chapter 26 (p. 424).

„I don’t have faith nor do I think I will have it in the future, but I’m not an atheist. My faith is that of a secular person. You might call it “morality.”“

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— Kenzaburō Ōe Japanese author 1935

Throughout my life I have acquired some wisdom but always through rationality, thought, and experience. I am a rational person and I work only through my own experience. My lifestyle is that of a secular person, and I have learned about human beings that way
Paris Review interview (2007)

„If there isn't light when no one sees
Than how can I know what you might believe?…“

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— Ronnie James Dio American singer 1942 - 2010

"The Sign of the Southern Cross" on Mob Rules (1981)
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„The question to ask believers is this: “Does it really matter whether what you believe about God is true—or don’t you care?” If it does matter, then you must justify your beliefs; if it doesn’t, then you must justify belief itself.“

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— Jerry Coyne, buch Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible

Quelle: Faith vs. Fact (2015), p. 63

„If you are looking for a sense of justice, that’s not what I’m doing. I’m telling many truths. I don’t have to represent.“

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— Dael Orlandersmith American actress and writer 1959

On incorporating various perspectives in her works in “Dael Orlandersmith Is a Poet of Life’s Complexity” https://www.americantheatre.org/2015/12/11/dael-orlandersmith-is-a-poet-of-lifes-complexity/ in American Theatre (2015 Dec 11)

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