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I'm here as a product of process of evolution, which doesn't make very many exceptions. And which rates life relatively cheaply.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Cheaply Evolution Exceptions Here Life Make Many Process Product Rates Relatively Very Which

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I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Became Ever Information Journalist Partly Press Rely

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George Bush made a mistake when he referred to the Saddam Hussein regime as 'evil.' Every liberal and leftist knows how to titter at such black-and-white moral absolutism.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Absolutism Black-And-White Bush Every Evil George George Bush He How Hussein Knows Leftist Liberal Made Mistake Moral Referred Regime Saddam Saddam Hussein

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I don't have any terrific self-esteem issues but I do sometimes realise I've been too lucky and that I'm over-praised. It makes me nervous. I have this sense of being overrated.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Any Been Being Issues Lucky Makes Me Nervous Overrated Realise Self-Esteem Sense Sometimes Terrific Too

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It doesn't take much to make me angry.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Angry Make Me Much Take

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You can be a Polish American, or an Arab American, or a Greek American but you can't be English American. Why not?

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: American Arab English Greek Polish Why Why Not You

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In the brute physical world, and the one encompassed by medicine, there are all too many things that could kill you, don't kill you, and then leave you considerably weaker.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Brute Considerably Could Leave Many Medicine Physical Physical World Then Things Too Weaker World You

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All the time, I've felt that life is a wager and that I probably was getting more out of leading a bohemian existence as a writer than I would have if I didn't.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Bohemian Existence Felt Getting Leading Life Life Is A More Out Than Time Would Writer

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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

Topics: Absolutely Accurate Always Beautiful Being Between Choice Choose Difficult Head Pop Sentence Sentences Then

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When you hear people demanding that the Ten Commandments be displayed in courtrooms and schoolrooms, always be sure to ask which set. It works every time.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Always Ask Commandments Demanding Displayed Every Every Time Hear Hear People People Set Sure Ten Ten Commandments Time Which Works You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: April 13th, 1949

Died: December 15th, 2011

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