"For every shrill and violent voice that throws itself in front of microphones and cameras in the name of God, there are countless lives of gentleness and good works who will not. We need to see and hear them, as well, to understand the whole story of religion in our world."

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Source : Krista Tippett (2008). “Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It”, p.22, Penguin

Krista Tippett

#Our World Quotes #Names Quotes #Voice Quotes

“The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.”
“Courage is the virtue that President Kennedy most admired. He sought out those people who had demonstrated in some way, whether it was on a battlefield or a baseball diamond, in a speech or fighting for a cause, that they had courage that they would stand up, that they could be counted on.”
“I take my profession as an economist seriously and feel a commitment to the truth. This is incompatible with having to toe the political party line.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“In short, it is the position of the people of the United States, as expressed by their representatives in Congress, that Israel's fight is our fight. And so shall it be until the last terrorist on earth is in a cell or a cemetery.”
“Poetry is, above all, an approach to the truth of feeling . . .. A fine poem will seize your imagination intellectually-that is, when you reach it, you will reach it intellectually too- but the way is through emotion, through what we call feeling.”
“I'd been a fanatic of movies since I was a wee lad, so I got into the films before I got into the comics.”
“Executives should blog if they have a vision they are trying to communicate, or if they are very visible in the media.”
“An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.”

Source : "French president's plan to write off homework draws criticism", www.foxnews.com. December 03, 2012.

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