"Jefferson found in the religion phrases of the First Amendment no vague or fuzzy language to be bent or shaped or twisted as suited any Supreme Court Justice or White House incumbent. That amendment had built a wall, with the ecclesiastical estate on one side and the civil estate on the other."

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Source : Edwin Scott Gaustad (1993). “Neither King Nor Prelate: Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826”, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Edwin Gaustad

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“The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.â€â€œThe better we get at getting better, the faster we will get better.â€â€œIn 20 or 30 years, youâ€™ll be able to hold in your hand as much computing knowledge as exists now in the whole city, or even the whole world.â€â€œThe rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment they can tolerate.â€â€œThe key thing about all the worldâ€™s big problems is that they have to be dealt with collectively. If we donâ€™t get collectively smarter, weâ€™re doomed.”

Source : "Intelligence in the Internet Age". New York Times, September 19, 2005.
“I have not placed reading before praying because I regard it more important, but because, in order to pray aright, we must understand what we are praying for.”

Source : Sarah Grimke, Angelina Grimke (2015). “On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters”, p.95, Penguin
“My concern today is with the painting of manners of the present. The past is interesting not only by reason of the beauty which could be distilled from it by those artists for whom it was the present, but also precisely because it is the past, for its historical value. It is the same with the present. The pleasure which we derive from the representation of the present is due not only to the beauty with which it can be invested, but also to its essential quality of being present”
“I don't like to talk about things until I'm on set shooting them because it doesn't feel real.”
“While as he yet doth breath extend, no man is blest; behold the end.”
“Everything Brecht wroteâ€”plays, dialogues, and poetryâ€”was his attempt to clarify the inner contradictions not only of the capitalism and fascism of his times, but also of the communism that was always disappointing his deepest hopes. In a book that makes Brechtâ€™s struggle to reveal these hidden contradictions its central theme, Glahn issues, by implication, a call to arms to todayâ€™s artistsâ€”who are faced with a world that seems to defy attempts to treat the global crisis with an art that is rarely more than notes on â€˜localâ€™ angst.”
“I definitely used to lie about my age. I'm from Tennessee and everyone would vacation in Destin, Florida, where there are lots of cute guys. I would go with my older sister and lie about my age to them.”

Source : "An In-Depth Conversation With the Cast of 'Pretty Little Liars'". Interview with Natasha Vargas-Cooper, bullettmedia.com. March 12, 2012.
“If you're living life from a place of fear, you're not free to take risks or pursue your dreams. If your energy is expended in avoiding failure or rejection, then that energy is used to stay safe, instead of being available to create the life you envision.”

Source : "Manage Fear So It Doesn’t Manage You" by Lauren Mackler, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 24, 2009.

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