"Theology is-- or should be-- a species of……" — Karen Armstrong

"Theology is-- or should be-- a species of poetry,which read quickly or encountered in a hubbub of noise makes no sense. You have to open yourself to a poem with a quiet, receptive mind, in the same way you might listen to a difficult piece of music... If you seize upon a poem and try to extort its meaning before you are ready, it remains opaque. If you bring your own personal agenda to bear upon it, the poem will close upon itself like a clam, because you have denied its unique and separate identity, its inviolate holiness."

— Karen Armstrong

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But the Republican right-wing agenda, these people - Arnold and his patrons - felt it could be accomplished by circumventing… — Warren Beatty
I think we are not serious about attacking the long-term debt problem, and that's one of the things that he's… — Michael Bloomberg
It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American… — John Boehner
For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran.… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
So, I'm lying on the couch and Laura walks in and I say, 'Free at last,' and she says 'You're… — George W. Bush
When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot… — Abdallah II
I didn't have any agenda or plan when I started writing stuff. — David Byrne
The Republicans have put together serious detailed counter-proposals when we have objected to this administration's agenda. And so, I want… — Eric Cantor
But, as we've seen over the last several months, the people in this country are very dissatisfied with the direction… — Eric Cantor
Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public… — Eric Alterman
Feminism's agenda is basic: it asks that women not be forced to "choose" between public justice and private happiness. It… — Susan Faludi

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