Quotes
Authors
John M Swomley
"By operating independently of government aid, the churches . . . avoid the resentment of those who do not want to be forced to contribute to churches to which they do not belong and of their own members who do not welcome being forced to contribute through government taxation." --
Source : John M. Swomley, Americans for Religious Liberty (1997). “Confronting church and state: memoirs of an activist”
John M Swomley
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“I love Allah: I have no time left in which to hate the devil.”
“My work makes people understand things in a visual way that I could never understand in a literal way - like the way you deal with and break down problems, and don't come up with answers, but [find] a pathway that becomes clearer.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.”
Source : "U.S. Holds to Deadline for Iraq Power Transfer", www.foxnews.com. January 23, 2004.
“I can contribute, be valuable, and grow in many ways, since my interests are so varied. That is very satisfying.”
“It's completely legitimate for a company to continue striving for growth and higher profits. But business activities have to be conducted in a sustainable manner.”
“Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.”
Source : "Genesis". Book by Bernard Beckett, www.npr.org. 2010.
“When you play someone who is an iconic figure you can't go into it lightly.”
“The work is primarily subject-driven. All decisions flow from there. The photographs are all made in response to a unique subject, in particular context, at a specific moment in time. The thoughtful preparedness that defines my working method actually facilitates spontaneity and allows me to embrace surprise. I always have a game plan but view it as merely the jumping off point.”
