Celebrities Dennis Prager, Birthday: August 2, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be ...Show more »

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life cannot be precisely defined or measured. Can we define or measure love, beauty, friendship, or decency, for example? Show less «

I realized that Abraham and Moses both have prolonged arguments with God, and not only doesn't God m...Show more »

I realized that Abraham and Moses both have prolonged arguments with God, and not only doesn't God mind, He seems to welcome them. In fact, the name He gives Jacob and His Chosen People is "Israel," which literally means "Struggle with God."... does anyone read the stories of Abraham and Moses arguing with God and assume that God loses His authority? Of course not. Parents who allow their child to argue with them retain (and even enhance) their authority, are more likely to be loved, and even more important, guarantee that the child will continue to talk to them. A child who is always forbidden to argue with a parent will eventually stop communicating. Show less «

Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to be happy- because our happiness ha...Show more »

Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to be happy- because our happiness has an effect on everyone around us. Show less «

Conservatives divide the world in terms of good and evil while liberals do it in terms of the rich a...Show more »

Conservatives divide the world in terms of good and evil while liberals do it in terms of the rich and poor. Show less «

Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.

My tragic view of life... leads me to have little patience with the chronic complaining I hear in mo...Show more »

My tragic view of life... leads me to have little patience with the chronic complaining I hear in modern society from people who have so much yet act as if life and society have conspired to oppress them. Show less «

All those who support the American war in Iraq should make a deal with anyone opposed to the war. Of...Show more »

All those who support the American war in Iraq should make a deal with anyone opposed to the war. Offer to answer any 20 questions the opponents wish to ask if they will answer just one: Do you believe we are fighting evil people in Iraq? Show less «

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

Socialism values equality more than liberty.

The world is a bad place. There are many wonderful people, but on the whole, humanity basically stin...Show more »

The world is a bad place. There are many wonderful people, but on the whole, humanity basically stinks. Show less «

There is little correlation between the circumstances of people's lives and how happy they are.

Liberals tend to put the onus of your success on society and conservatives on you and your family.

There is much less envy of the rich by the poor than there is of the happy by the unhappy; by those ...Show more »

There is much less envy of the rich by the poor than there is of the happy by the unhappy; by those who believe by those who don't believe. Show less «

God is indispensable -- but not a celestial butler. If we deny God, we will produce a morally lost s...Show more »

God is indispensable -- but not a celestial butler. If we deny God, we will produce a morally lost society. But if we rely only on God -- and do not fight -- evil will win. Show less «

Men need rule books. Women want men to intuit what they want. And only about 2% of men can do that, ...Show more »

Men need rule books. Women want men to intuit what they want. And only about 2% of men can do that, and most of them are not heterosexual. Show less «

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than...Show more »

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless. Show less «

How a society channels male aggression is one of the greatest questions as to whether that society w...Show more »

How a society channels male aggression is one of the greatest questions as to whether that society will survive. That's why I am not against violence in the media, I am against the glorification of immoral violence. Show less «

Many Jews think that Judaism's way of "repairing the world" is to be politically active and take wha...Show more »

Many Jews think that Judaism's way of "repairing the world" is to be politically active and take what they consider to be correct positions on social issues. A lifetime of studying and teaching Judaism has led me to a different conclusion. As a general rule, the Jewish way to repair the world is to engage first and foremost in repairing one's own character and doing good on an individual basis. An excellent place to begin is by preserving the dignity of other human beings, even those one opposes politically. That is much harder, but usually much more beneficial to the world, than engaging in political activism. Show less «

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionat...Show more »

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate. Show less «

More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secular...Show more »

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists. Show less «

"I am bored" generally means "I am boring".

Given the amount of unjust suffering and unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful for, sometim...Show more »

Given the amount of unjust suffering and unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful for, sometimes even perplexed by, how much misery I have been spared. Show less «

All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhapp...Show more »

All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to complain, but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy. Show less «

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