I didn't have toys and bikes; I'd go out and pick up rocks. I was into science and nature. It was my first love. I was going to be a vet and a marine biologist. I went to university and studied biology for two weeks and I just thought: "I've been conned!"

Ricky Gervais

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When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It's only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.

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It's better to create something that others criticise than to create nothing and criticise others. Go create, have fun!!

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Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege, it's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don't.

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I've never worked out what the moral of Humpty Dumpty is. I can only think of: Don't sit on a wall, if you're an egg.

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Next time someone tells me they believe in God, I'll say 'Oh which one? Zeus? Hades? Jupiter? Mars? Odin? Thor? Krishna? Vishnu? Ra?...' If they say 'Just God. I only believe in the one God,' I'll point out that they are nearly as atheistic as me. I don't believe in 2,870 gods, and they don't believe in 2,869.

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Famous people are above the law. by Ricky Gervais

Famous people are above the law.

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Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you believe in god,... by Ricky Gervais

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you believe in god, you're wrong.

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Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. by Ricky Gervais

Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.

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Enjoy life. Have fun. Be kind. Have worth. Have friends. Be honest. Laugh. Die with dignity. Make the most of it. It's all we've got.

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Telling someone with depression to pull themselves together is about as useful as telling someone with cancer to just stop having cancer

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The best advice I've ever received is, 'No one else knows what th... by Ricky Gervais

The best advice I've ever received is, 'No one else knows what they're doing either.

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Mondays are fine. It's your life that sucks by Ricky Gervais

Mondays are fine. It's your life that sucks

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My philosophy? Have a laugh for as long as you can and don't get... by Ricky Gervais

My philosophy? Have a laugh for as long as you can and don't get run over. Or stabbed.

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You are the result of billions of years of evolution. You will only live for a few years and will never exist again. Absolutely beautiful

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Unlike religious people, I look at all religions equally. by Ricky Gervais

Unlike religious people, I look at all religions equally.

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The existence of God is not subjective. He either exists or he doesn’t. It’s not a matter of opinion. You can have your own opinions. But you can’t have your own facts.

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You won't burn in hell. But be nice anyway. by Ricky Gervais

You won't burn in hell. But be nice anyway.

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Suggesting I hate people with religion because I hate religion is like suggesting I hate people with cancer because I hate cancer.

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Opinions don't affect facts. But facts should affect opinions, an... by Ricky Gervais

Opinions don't affect facts. But facts should affect opinions, and do, if you're rational

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I don't think it matters if there is a god or not. I've met people who believe in God that are good and that are bad. And I've met people who don't believe in God that are good and that are bad. So, just be good. I'm good. Not cos I think I'll go to heaven but because when I do something bad, I feel bad. And when I do something good, I feel good.

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