There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests. Use this quote
It is from the womb of art that criticism was born. Use this quote
To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. Use this quote
Religion, to me, is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need. Use this quote
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. Use this quote
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society. Use this quote
To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god. Use this quote
Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace Conference. Use this quote
We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things. Use this quote
People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education. Use this quote
Faith never makes a confession. Use this quote
We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace. Use this quote
I don't believe your soul mate has to share your politics. Use this quote
I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them. Use this quote
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills? Use this quote
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning. Use this quote
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. Use this quote
Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and give it my best shot. Use this quote
A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other people's hope. Use this quote
I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all. Use this quote
