If you walked around like David Bowie in 1973 in Reading, you'd get beaten up. The 1970s in a small town was more like the 1950s.. and that's the truth. The backdrop was probably Victorian. Ricky Gervais More Quotes by Ricky Gervais More Quotes From Ricky Gervais I feel sorry for people in power. I feel sorry for the Queen, in a way, that she hasn't had a normal life. It'd difficult for me to hate anyone. Immediately someone's unpopular, I feel sorry for them. Ricky Gervais queenshatesorry I used to believe in God. The Christian one, that is (There are a few thousand to choose from. But I was born in a country where the dominant religion was Christianity so I believed in that one. Isn't it weird how that always happens?). Luckily I was also interested in science and nature. And reason and logic. And honesty and truth. And equality and fairness. By the age of eight I was an atheist. Ricky Gervais atheistchristiancountry Since there is absolutely no logical reason to assume there is an afterlife, I decided to make the life I have now as much fun as possible. Ricky Gervais afterlifeassumingfun Science seeks the truth. And it does not discriminate. For better or worse it finds things out. Science is humble. It knows what it knows and it knows what it doesn’t know. It bases its conclusions and beliefs on hard evidence -Â- evidence that is constantly updated and upgraded. It doesn’t get offended when new facts come along. It embraces the body of knowledge. It doesn’t hold on to medieval practices because they are tradition. Ricky Gervais atheismpracticehumble Take a picture not a trophy This is how real men shoot animals Ricky Gervais realanimalmen I see Atheists are fighting and killing each other again, over who doesn't believe in any God the most. Oh, no..wait.. that never happens. Ricky Gervais fightingatheistbelieve Saying atheism is a belief system is like saying not going skiing is a hobby. Ricky Gervais hobbiesatheismbelief You now have the least amount of time you've ever had, to do everything you've ever wanted to do. Enjoy your life. You only get one Ricky Gervais enjoy-your-lifeenjoywanted Piracy doesn't kill music, boy bands do. Ricky Gervais piracybandboys I can't find someone funny whom I don't like. Hitler told great jokes. I didn't find it funny at all. Ricky Gervais jokesi-can A Christian telling an atheist they're going to hell is as scary as a child telling an adult they're not getting any presents from Santa. Ricky Gervais atheistchristianchildren I'd like to thank God for making me an atheist. Ricky Gervais thank-godatheist What will it feel like after you die? Exactly the same as it felt for those billions of years before you were born. Ricky Gervais billionsbornyears I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer, and pizza are all good enough reasons for living. But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. Ricky Gervais beerfunsports I'm basically a 'do unto others' type person. I don't have any religious feelings because I'm an atheist, but I live my life like there's a God. And if there was he'd probably love me. Ricky Gervais atheistreligiousfeelings Why buy a book when you can join a library? Ricky Gervais librarybook Being an atheist makes someone a clearer thinking, fairer person. They [atheists] are not doing things to be rewarded in heaven; they're doing things because they're right, because they live by a moral code. Ricky Gervais atheistheaventhinking Sometimes I'll be confident and go into a shop and say, "Hello, yeah, all right," and then the next day, if someone looks at me or talks to me, I just don't know what to do. If you're walking down the street with a baseball cap, you might be fine. But if you're in a pub and you see someone look at you, you think the worst thing in the world now is if they come over. It's a really weird feeling. Ricky Gervais next-daybaseballthinking There was a nobility in poverty when I was growing up. My mom was poor but she was planting roses and she was cleaning the steps, you know what I mean. You didn't feel sorry for yourself. Ricky Gervais growing-upmomsorry I feel that a lot of British comedy is often too bombastic, too obvious, dressing up and shouting and pulling funny faces. Ricky Gervais dressing-upcomedyfaces
