Karen Armstrong A theology should be like poetry, which takes us to the end of what words and thoughts can do. – Karen Armstrong Poetry Quotes Takes Quotes Theology Quotes There is a danger in monotheism, and it’s called idolatry. And we know the prophets of Israel were very, very concerned about idolatry, the worship of a human expression of the divine. Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the key, that it’s the sine-qua-non of religion, people look kind of balked, and stubborn sometimes, as much to say, what’s the point of having religion if you can’t disapprove of other people?
GovernmentPaul Harvey If ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con’ what is the opposite of ‘progress’? – Paul Harvey
Mike Farrell When I got lucky enough to be successful as an actor, and I got involved in the anti-war stuff and gay rights movement, there was always this thing eating at me about the death penalty, because that was, to me, the bottom line. That was the anti-life – by definition – position, and I didn’t understand why we did it. – Mike Farrell
Lara Dutta When in a movie like ‘Housefull’ you have to create comedy out of falling on a glass table or jumping from huge heights, it’s all action, but packaged as comedy. Here you don’t just have to perform a heavy-duty action sequence, but you have to make it look funny and that is really difficult. But it’s fun… and I really enjoy it. – Lara Dutta
Ibrahim Hooper I wouldn’t want to create the impression that I wouldn’t like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future. But I’m not going to do anything violent to promote that. I’m going to do it through education. – Ibrahim Hooper
Nicholas Sparks I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much. – Nicholas Sparks
Lajos Egri Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, ‘Isn’t he wonderful?’ – Lajos Egri
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