"I had abandoned Catholicism, but even during my short militant atheist period I maintained an interest in western religious art and music."

-- Tim Crane

#Religious Quotes #Art Quotes #Atheist Quotes

“The Bundists did not wait for the Messiah, nor did they plan to leave for Palestine. They believed that Poland was their country and they fought for a just, socialist Poland, in which each nationality would have its own cultural autonomy, and in which minorities' rights would be guaranteed.”
“I will just take the chance that the language will still be relevant in 100 years, which is something we cannot take for granted with a language that is spoken by 330,000 people.”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“I believe it is better to be prepared for illness than to wait for a cure.”
“If Christians around the world were to suddenly renounce their personal agendas, their life goals and their aspirations, and begin responding in radical obedience to everything God showed them. the world would be turned upside down. How do we know? Because that's what first century Christians did, and the world is still talking about it.”

Source : Henry T. Blackaby, Richard Blackaby (2001). “Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda”, p.29, B&H Publishing Group
“Yes, go on. Leave. You're always coming and going. The rest of us are stuck here. Do you think he'd still love you if he knew who you are? He doesn't really careâ€”only when it suits him.”
“Obviously the whole Wayward thing hasn't been explained to you properly. You don't have any superpowers. You can't leap over tall buildings in a single bound or fight Dark Casters with your magic cat. Basically, you're a glorified tour guide who's no better equipped to face a bunch of Dark Casters than Mary P. over here -Ridley”
“I don't like it when I go to a restaurant and I'm lectured from the menu.”
“All innocent mechanisms are muddied up with experience. Children become less and less translucent. Layers of guile and suspicion grow. It's the law of paternal disenchantments.”

Source : Sarah Hall (2009). “How to Paint a Dead Man”, p.53, Faber & Faber

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