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Jack Balkin

"Every religion I know of has changed its views with respect to concrete controversies over long periods of time. People's views about the morality of homosexuality are likely to undergo some change, even though they're making judgments based on their religious beliefs. Because in fact, religion is an extremely durable, and yet flexible, way of trying to apprehend what's good and what's bad in the world. In fact, its durability comes from its flexibility. Now, speaking from inside a religion, it's hard to talk that way."

-- Jack Balkin

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“My parents have basically just taught me the rules of the stage and everything since I was eight.”

Source : "Haley Reinhart Plots 'Sultry, Bluesy Rock' Future After 'Idol'". Interview with Gary Graff, www.billboard.com. May 20, 2011.
“When we were little, we kept close to our mother in a dark alley or if dogs barked at us. Now, when we feel temptations of the flesh, we should run to the side of our Mother in Heaven, by realizing how she is to us, and by means of aspirations. She will defend us and lead us to the light.”
“Iâ€™ll be back tomorrow,â€ he said, â€œat nine oâ€™clock. Donâ€™t open your door to anyone else.â€ â€œNot even my balcony door?â€ â€œEspecially not your balcony door.”
“Dogs invite us not only to share their joy but also to live in the moment, where we are neither proceeding from nor moving toward, where the enchantment of the past and future cannot distract us, where a freedom from practical desire and a cessation of our usual ceaseless action allows us to recognize the truth of our existence, the reality of our world and purpose--if we dare.”
“Every day, it seems, a new extreme weather catastrophe happens somewhere in America, and the medias all over it, profiling the ordinary folks wiped out by forest fires, droughts, floods, massive sinkholes, tornadoes.”
“Vitally, the human race is dying. It is like a great uprooted tree, with its roots in the air. We must plant ourselves again in the universe.”
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”
“I think you just have to work hard for about 10 years before you know what youâ€™re doing”

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