„I'd be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn't believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don't think it does.“

Andy Rooney1

1919 - 2011

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— Marilyn Manson American rock musician and actor 1969

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First Person (TV series) Episode 1 "Stairway to Heaven" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Person_(TV_series)#Season_1

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