Thought Provoking Quotes

Deep Thoughts and Random Quotes to Inspire and Provoke Thought

Like a lot of people, I have been collecting quotes off and on for a long time. I decided to put together these thought provoking quotes for you so that you have an easy place to go to for inspiration, or to spark your own thinking and writing.

These random quotes are organized into a variety of topics, but I chose each one because it was able to ignite deep, thought provoking questions about how we live.

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Atheism is a Religion like Silence is a Music Genre

Atheism is not a religion 
As more and more people self-identify as atheist, the more push-back there is from people who aren't. And one of the bedrock beliefs that non-atheists …

Apples for Eve? 
Maybe we finally have found the real reason that Eve was told not to eat apples in the Garden of Eden...

Sexual consent is.... 
Sexual consent is too low a bar.... Aim for Enthusiasm! This is the kind of thought that makes your heart smile. How nice to be able to clearly, …

Does the US deserve its reputation as warmonger?  
You would think that the latest claims that Syria has used chemical weapons on its citizens would provoke worldwide horror and discussion on the event. …

Smarter business approaches mean better results

Old style macho competition losing its grip 
"Aggression and bluster". A pretty good summary of the kind of neanderthal approach to people that is all too common in business. And life, for …

Ban smoking everywhere  
And that is why smoking should be banned everywhere. The words of wisdom come from Ryan Kennedy, a tobacco smoke researcher at John Hopkins University, …

No Masks?!! Archeological dig in London uncovers Black Plaque victims (news video thumbnail)

Don't touch that plague! 
"My flabber was never so gasted when I read archeologists are digging up the burial grounds of the Black Plague. Does anyone think this might not …

Remember this when organizations say they need to slash spending

Why a Policy of Slashing Spending Will Never Work 
Listen to almost any newscast about the economy and you'll see grim-faced politicians telling us that we MUST cut government spending - or else. Their …

2012 - Polyanna 2.0

It IS about the money, isn't it? 
In a world gone mad with debt, pop music comes along to soothe our souls. Here are the whole lyrics to our choice for 2012 Song of The Times: Price …

Thumbs Down to the Republican Party

Rape is NEVER legitimate 
First, some common sense, eloquently stated: Rape is rape. And the idea that we should be parsing and qualifying and slicing what types of rape we …

What are we really parading, and why?

The problem with saints and gurus 
The problem with saints is that they tend to be invoked (or not) in at least three ways. They can be paraded on the streets once a year, then more …

The making of war criminals 
A thought provoking article about the noted war criminal, Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, asked an important question: is Mladic truly different from …

The danger of apathy 
This world is a dangerous place not because of of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. Albert Einstein …

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