Ricky Gervais quotes - page 2

Why don't you believe in God? I get that question all the time. I always try to give a sensitive, reasoned answer. This is usually awkward, time consuming and pointless. People who believe in God don't need proof of his existence, and they certainly don't want evidence to the contrary. They are happy with their belief. They even say things like "it's true to me” and "it's faith.” I still give my logical answer because I feel that not being honest would be patronizing and impolite. It is ironic therefore that "I don't believe in God because there is absolutely no scientific evidence for his existence and from what I've heard the very definition is a logical impossibility in this known universe” comes across as both patronizing and impolite. (Ricky Gervais)
Science seeks the truth. And it does not discriminate. For better or worse it finds things out. Science is humble. It knows what it knows and it knows what it doesn't know. It bases its conclusions and beliefs on hard evidence -­- evidence that is constantly updated and upgraded. It doesn't get offended when new facts come along. It embraces the body of knowledge. It doesn't hold on to medieval practices because they are tradition. If it did, you wouldn't get a shot of penicillin, you'd pop a leach down your trousers and pray. View quote
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I don't know why other people are concerned about other people's lives that much. View quote
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Honor is a gift a man gives himself. You can be as good as anyone that ever lived. If you can read, you can learn everything that anyone ever learned. But you've got to want it. View quote
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Some of you are really smart. You know who you are. Some of you are really thick. Unfortunately, you don't know who you are. View quote
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I've never been insulted by hateful satanists for not believing in their devil. Only by loving Christians for not believing in their God. View quote
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A Christian telling an atheist they're going to hell is as scary as a child telling an adult they're not getting any presents from Santa. View quote
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I'd like to thank God for making me an atheist. View quote
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There was a nobility in poverty when I was growing up. My mom was poor but she was planting roses and she was cleaning the steps, you know what I mean. You didn't feel sorry for yourself. View quote
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Wearing cosmetics that were tested on animals makes you ugly on the inside. View quote
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I never think of myself as a celebrity - or even an actor, actually. I think of myself as a writer-director. (Ricky Gervais)
So if you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech. You're in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg. View quote
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Never confuse your right to say what you believe with a right to never be disagreed with and ridiculed for saying what you believe. View quote
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth... Then he said, "Let there be light.” Which means he made the entire universe in the dark! View quote
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What's the point in having humor? Humor is to get us over terrible things. View quote
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People who criticize you have usually never achieved anywhere near what you have. Most of them would be too scared to even try. Keep going. View quote
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Your reputation is still the most important thing that you've got. View quote
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I think our elderly are forgotten sometimes. View quote
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I've been lucky enough to be able to choose exactly where I want to live. View quote
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All of my friends are oddities. View quote
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Ego is hilarious - especially the vanity of a comedian. As soon as you see one start worrying about how cool he is or about how many stadiums he can fill, he stops being funny. (Ricky Gervais)
Luckily, even when people are shouting lies, the truth is undamaged. Science doesn't matter what you believe. View quote
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The great thing about being an artist is, we want our work to be seen. View quote
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I didn't like noisy cinemas when I wasn't famous. View quote
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You can be watching the greatest film in the world, and if you hear your neighbor getting into a fight, you're at the window. View quote
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