Two quotes via Satya Nadella

“The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

“[we must have] courage in the face of reality.”- Nietzsche

Two books on getting the benefits of religion without believing

Religion for Atheists by Alain De Botton

Waking Up by Sam Harris

These three books go brilliantly together. Here is the order I read them in. The images link to Amazon.com kindle editions.

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

Moral Tribes by Joshua Greene

The Quest for a Moral Compass by Kenan Malik