"That's one of the things I wanted to explore, the idea that I don't agree with one bit, that to be Bulgarian is to be Christian and if you're Muslim you're a Turk. It's that sort of line of reasoning that's causing a lot of trouble. Because what does religion really have to do with anything? It's just a bizarre question."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Miroslav Penkov

#Christian Quotes #Trouble Quotes #Bizarre Quotes

“I wish I had been more self-aware earlier, but I think that just comes with age.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity.”
“Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible - that is just cheating. It's cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn't how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that.”
“What Independence Has Come to Mean to Me: The Pain of Solitude. The Pleasure of Self-Knowledge”
“It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter.”

Source : Kate DiCamillo (2013). “The Essential Kate DiCamillo Collection”, p.503, Candlewick Press
“We have already shown that there is no such thing as free will. That's a will-o'-the-wisp. You never make choices without reasons, not as a responsible or a rational person”
“The changes in thinking about same-sex marriage have come slowly at first and then in rapid course. If such change is possible in this area, is it also possible in the vexed and sordid realm of race relations?”
“Children need both latitude of expression and firmly enforced limits on their behaviors, in a blend that results in calm, patientmanagement. The key to success is to tailor the rearing environment to the developmental level of the child--what she or he can handle--and to individual differences among children.”

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