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Christopher Hitchens Quotes

Christopher Hitchens quotes about thinking

American Author April 13, 1949 – December 15, 2011

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Christopher Hitchens quote: "The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it..."
The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks. Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens quote: "How ya doin'?' I always think, What kind of a question is..."
How ya doin'?' I always think, What kind of a question is that?, and I always reply, 'A bit early to tell. Christopher Hitchens
I cannot forget the figures of Slobodan Miloevi, Charles Taylor and Saddam Hussein, who made terrified fiefdoms out of their "own" people and mounds of corpses on the territory of their neighbours. I was glad to see each of these monsters brought to trial, and think the achievement should (and one day will) form part of the battlehonours of British Labour. Many of the triumphant pelters and taunters would have left the dictators and aggressors in place: they too will have their place in history. Christopher Hitchens
Well, I'm in my 60s now. I finally look it, I think. People until I was 60 would always say they thought I looked younger, which I think, without flattering myself, I did, but I think I certainly have, as George Orwell says people do after a certain age, the face they deserve. Christopher Hitchens
I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement [Libertarians] in the US that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough. Christopher Hitchens
...to experience a furious disillusionment with ‘conventional’ politics, a bit young to be so cynical and so superior, you may think. My reply is that you should fucking well have been there, and felt it for yourself. Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens quote: "I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without..."
I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor. Christopher Hitchens
[I]f you think that American imperialism and its globalised, capitalist form is the most dangerous thing in the world, that means you don't think the Islamic Republic of Iran or North Korea or the Taliban is as bad. Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens quote: "I think that all filth is local…and that a joke isn’t a joke..."
I think that all filth is local…and that a joke isn’t a joke unless it’s at somebody’s expense Christopher Hitchens
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. Christopher Hitchens

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