Humor Quote by Christopher Hitchens — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line, and kiss my ass.”

“So this is where all the vapid talk about the 'soul' of the universe is actually headed. Once the hard-won principles of reason and science have been discredited, the world will not pass into the hands of credulous herbivores who keep crystals by their sides and swoon over the poems of Khalil Gibran. The 'vacuum' will be invaded instead by determined fundamentalists of every stripe who already know the truth by means of revelation and who actually seek real and serious power in the here and now. One thinks of the painstaking, cloud-dispelling labor of British scientists from Isaac Newton to Joseph Priestley to Charles Darwin to Ernest Rutherford to Alan Turing and Francis Crick, much of it built upon the shoulders of Galileo and Copernicus, only to see it casually slandered by a moral and intellectual weakling from the usurping House of Hanover. An awful embarrassment awaits the British if they do not declare for a republic based on verifiable laws and principles, both political and scientific.”

“It comes as no surprise to find [Norman] Mailer embracing [in the book”

“If you gave [Jerry] Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox.”

“Why do humans never do as they're told? Someone should replace you all with robots. No, on second though, they shouldn't, bad idea.”

“What are you talking about?" Narcissus demanded. "I am amazing. Everyone knows this.”

“How did you become blind, uh, Jeff is it?”

“Yes you're getting your tattoo.”

“Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”

“Just remember, when you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.”