"Right now religion has the romantic aura of the forbidden - Christ is cool. We need to bring it into the schools, which kids already hate, and associate it firmly with boredom, regulation, condescension, makework and de facto segregation ... Prayer in the schools will rid us of the bland no-offense ecumenism that is so infuriating to us anticlericals: Oh, so now you say Jews didn't kill Christ - a little on the late side, isn't it?"

-- Katha Pollitt

#Prayer Quotes #Hate Quotes #Kids Quotes

“Psychiatry is a strange field because, unlike any other field of medicine, you never really finish. Your greatest instrument is you, yourself, and the work of self-understanding is endless. I'm still learning.”

Source : Irvin D. Yalom (2012). “The Spinoza Problem: A Novel”, p.167, Basic Books
“I remember an incident overseas about five years ago where a player punched a referee and knocked him cold. I don't think anything like that will ever happen in the NBA. Emotions run rampant. The games are so intense, and the stakes are so high. (But) At the end of the day, players and coaches really respect officials and really appreciate that they try to do a good job.”
“One road was simple acceptance of life, the other road offered sweet peace. When I made my decision, my vision became my release.”
“The most important thing will be building a bench of powerhouse progressives in elected office and in the next administration. [Bernie] Sanders has an enormous spotlight that he can shine on champions that are following the Sanders path of really building from the left.”

Source : "What Should Bernie Sanders Do Next?". Interview with Josh Harkinson, www.motherjones.com. June 11, 2016.
“I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I can't write unless I'm overlooking water.”
“A love story - your own, or anyone else's - is interior, hidden. It can never be accurately reported, only imagined. It is all dreams and invention. It's guesswork.”
“Everyone wants a prodigy to fail; it makes our mediocrity more bearable.”

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