Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.

Heywood Broun

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Topic

Atheism

Author

Heywood Broun

Source

A New Preface to an Old Story

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Sports broadcaster Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Broun, Heywood. "A New Preface to an Old Story." Broun's Nutmeg, 19 Aug. 1939.

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And the wind shall say:
"Here were decent godless people:
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls."

T.S. Eliot

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Topic
Disenchanted world Modern life
Speaker
Second Male Voice

Author

T.S. Eliot
Source
The Rock
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Rock. 1934, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, England, UK, pt. 1.

Another quote from 1939

Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

Dorothy Gale

The Wizard of Oz

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Topic
The unknown
Speaker
Dorothy Gale
Actor
Judy Garland
Source
The Wizard of Oz
Medium
Film
Genre
Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sunrise.

William Blake

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Topic
Letting go

Author

William Blake
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. Poem written in his notebook. c. 1792.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Eternity." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.