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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education
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The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.
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The Christian that is bound by his own horizon, the church that lives simply for itself, is bound to die a spiritual death and sink into stagnancy and corruption. We never can thank God enough for giving us not only a whole Gospel to believe, but a whole world to give it to.
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Hope lies to mortals And most believe her, But man's deceiver Was never mine.
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I'm still agnostic. But in the words of Elton Richards, I'm now a reverant agnostic. Which isn't an oxymoron, I swear. I now believe that whether or not there's a God, there is such a thing as sacredness. Life is sacred. The Sabbath can be a sacred day. Prayer can be a sacred ritual. There is something transcendent, beyond the everyday. It's possible that humans created this sacredness ourselves, but that doesn't take away from its power or importance.
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Psychoanalysts believe that the only "normal" people are those who cause not trouble to either themselves or anyone else.
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Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.
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Rather than making money I believe in making people happy, all other things are secondary. Money isn't important, creative satisfaction is
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As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them.
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I've learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.
