"My own ongoing research among secular Americans-as well as that of a handful of other social scientists who have only recently turned their gaze on secular culture-confirms that nonreligious family life is replete with its own sustaining moral values and enriching ethical precepts."

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Source : "Do Godless Kids Turn Out All Right?" by Steve Mazie, bigthink.com.

Phil Zuckerman

#Culture Quotes #Ongoing Quotes #Research Quotes

“The vocal arrangements are a big part of the formula for a Bad Religion song - layered harmonies and background vocals. So when I start to describe the elements of Bad Religion's sound, it starts to sound like a Christmas choir.”
“I didn't think I'd ever be an actor.”
“You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us in the second chapter, the length of the first one must have been really intolerable.”
“A Christian is not simply a person who is forgiven and goes to heaven. A Christian, in terms of his or her deepest identity, is a saint, a spiritually born child of God, a divine masterpiece, a child of light, a citizen of heaven.”

Source : Neil T. Anderson (2010). “Victory Over the Darkness (Large Print 16pt)”, p.34, ReadHowYouWant.com
“After seeing what I have seen on my journey, my advice to upcoming musicians would have to be... always have your vision in sight. Do music the way you envisioned yourself doing music no matter what it cost.”
“Experience is the best teacher, but a fool will learn from no other.”
“An atheist has got one point beyond the devil.”
“One of the lessons of history is that even the deepest crises can be moments of opportunity. They bring ideas from the margins into the mainstream.”

Source : "Post-crash, investing in a better world". TED Talk, www.ted.com. July 2009.

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