Perhaps one reason for the falling-off of belief in a continuance of conscious existence is to be found in the quality of life that most of us lead. There is not much in it with which, in any kind of reason, one can associate the idea of immortality. Albert J. Nock associatebeliefconscious share on social
Perhaps our imagination needs crime stories to fulfill some craving we have, as a way to assuage a darkness in ourselves. James Nesbitt assuagecravecrime Change image and share on social
Perhaps our Irish friends should not so completely turn their backs on their historical dishes, no matter how many jokes they might have to endure. Nick Clooney backcompletelydish Change image and share on social
Perhaps our only sickness is to desire a truth which we cannot bear rather than to rest content with the fictions we manufacture out of each other. Lawrence Durrell bearcontentdesire Change image and share on social
Perhaps our own opposition to even the level of European integration we have now, let alone any more, is well known. Nigel Farage europeanintegrationlevel Change image and share on social
Perhaps people, and kids especially, are spoiled today, because all the kids today have cars, it seems. When I was young you were lucky to have a bike. James Cagney bikecarkid Change image and share on social
Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret. Hermann Hesse loveordinarypeople Change image and share on social
Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the beginning, this nation trusted in God, not man. Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. Mitt Romney authoritybeginconscience share on social
Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense: the impact, the explosion, the slow collapse - a gruesome reality literally took place in front of a global public. Jurgen Habermas callcollapseevent share on social
Perhaps some of the appeal of the dangerous-but-yummy paranormal anti-hero lies in his scorn for societal expectations. Yes, women have come a long way, but there are still some cultural stigmas more associated with women than men. Jeaniene Frost antiappealcultural share on social