"Thank God I am an athiest!"

I have a favourite saying which I use to defuse the situation if I'm in a group and one particular person is annoying the cr*p out of everyone. I say, 'What a wanker - and what a pity his father wasn't one!' It's never failed to lighten the atmosphere yet. BTW, the system will let me say 'wanker' but not 'cr*p.' How weird is that?

Hi Mimpi, The author of the speech, in my view did it knowingly but for us it sounds silly. How? First as we know atheist deny the existence of God but by saying Thank God I am an atheisthe mocked both the believer in God and the concept of God itself. Secondly there is a latent paradox too. Above all here the coinage 'God' is just an exclamation as we say 'Oh my God' in excitement and sadness. So?

Yes, Atheism is a non-prophet organisation too! Mae West was well known for her quips and one I recall was along the lines of "Goodness me I'm tired, I went on a double date last night and the other girl never showed up!"

I’ve heard “Happiness can’t buy money” but I don’t remember who said it, I thought it was funny and true at the time! How is this one from Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 "I'm gonna live forever, or die trying."?

I enjoy the exchanges on this discussion. Unfortunately I have no quotes to provide. I keep reading;) Happy mylotting

I think Forever Young is my favourite one. We know that no one will really can be young forever. But this statement can gives us more spirit to still pretend is we are still young and won't give up in facing this life. Good luck and have a nice day. Happy mylotting.

The child is the father of the man. You all have enriched me. The above saying i still to fathom.

I like quotes from Winston Chirchill like: "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals" And my favorite: "Sir, you are drunk." "Madam, I may be drunk, but tomorrow I shall be sober but you will still be ugly!"