"Once a nation's population becomes prosperous and secure, for example through economic security and universal health care, much of the population loses interest in seeking the aid and protection of supernatural entities. This effect appears to be so consistent that it may prevent nations from being highly religious while enjoying good internal socioeconomic conditions."

-- Gregory S. Paul

#Religious Quotes #Population Quotes #Care Quotes

“To love God in the most practical way is to love our fellow beings. If we feel for others in the same way as we feel for our own dear ones, we love God.”
“Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard”
“I remember a table in BarchesterTowers that had more character than the combined heroes of three recent novels I've read.”

Source : 1974 Aroused by Books.
“You can't just be reading books all the time and leave the writting of them to others.”
“The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.”

Source : "Civilization Held Together by Persuasion, Not Force". The Religion & Liberty Interview, acton.org. July 20, 2010.
“There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight.”

Source : Gertrude Jekyll (2011). “Home and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Worker in Both”, p.277, Cambridge University Press
“My memoir is being published by Beaufort Books and will be available fall of 2015. Its about my unusual life as a child actor and how I made the unpopular choice to leave Hollywood, grow up, and stop pretending.”
“My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews.”

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