Millions of people die every day. Everyone's got to go sometime. Christopher Hitchens daydiemillion Change image and share on social
Well look, I mean, I think that prayer and holy water, and things like that are all fine. They don't do any good, but they don't necessarily do any harm. It's touching to be thought of in that way. It makes up for those who tell me that I've got my just desserts. Christopher Hitchens dessertfinegood share on social
If I'm in a political argument, I think I can, with reasonable accuracy and without boasting, put the other person's side of the case at least as well as they could. One has to be able to say that in any well-conducted argument. Christopher Hitchens accuracyargumentboast share on social
Primate and elephant and even pig societies show considerable evidence of care for others, parent-child bonding, solidarity in the face of danger, and so on. Christopher Hitchens bondcarechild Change image and share on social
High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments. Christopher Hitchens accomplishmentcharactergreat Change image and share on social
Ronald Reagan used to alarm other constituencies by speaking freely about the End Times foreshadowed in the Bible. Christopher Hitchens alarmbibleconstituency Change image and share on social
There's a big difference, as I'm sure you know, it's a slightly manneristic one, between people of the '60s and people of '68. Being a soixante-huitard - it's so nice to have a French word for it - is very different from just having happened to been a baby boomer in the '60s. Christopher Hitchens 60sbabybig share on social
Trust is not the same as faith. A friend is someone you trust. Putting faith in anyone is a mistake. Christopher Hitchens faithfriendmistake Change image and share on social
I'm not resigned, but I'm realistic too. The statistics in my case are very poor. Not many people come through esophageal cancer and live to talk about it, or not for long. And the other wager is, the part of the wager, it's a certainty you'll have a terrible time and you may wish you were dying because it's an awful process. Christopher Hitchens awfulcancercase share on social
For most of my life I let women do the driving and was happy to let them. Christopher Hitchens drivehappylife Change image and share on social