October 19th, 2008 posted by Bender Rodríguez
The Quote of the Week comes from Ricky Gervais, the king of cringe, but as there were so many priceless gems in his interview with the Guardian, we have presented the choice tidbits on which to noddle.
"It doesn't annoy me that other people believe in God, but
indoctrination annoys me a bit, and obviously religious fascism; it's
the only thing that makes my blood boil, that and animal cruelty. The
threat of violence because someone disses your God that I know doesn't
exist."
"The last lie I told was the last time someone invited me to a wedding, or a christening, or a party. I can't say, 'I don't really like you that much, I'm worried about the other people you'd invite; a wedding bores me stupid, I think it's ridiculous and pointless and I'd rather sit at home in my pants drinking wine."
"Old women have the right to say what's on their mind. My mum had rights. "'Oh Rick,' she used to say. 'You're going to get followed; you look like a right poof.'"
"Redemption is my favourite thing. As an atheist, I think forgiveness is the greatest virtue. You have to be a very harsh person to not accept someone genuinely saying sorry."
"In every good comedy or drama someone represents us. If they're redeemed, we feel we've been liberated, or saved. If it's done well, you're part of the journey. That's why everything begins or ends with empathy. If you've got that, you've got nearly anything. Everything else is the icing on the cake."
"I don't think there's any real altruism. But you want to be in a society where everyone's all right, otherwise it's not OK for you."
"Deep down, we'd like everyone to be happy, because then you're happy."
from The Guardian
"Like cars in amusement parks, our direction is often determined through collisions."
Yahia Lababidi