Quote by Polly Toynbee
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But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government – yes, a Labour government – is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools. – Polly Toynbee

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People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly, longing for death. – Polly Toynbee

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Death
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Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge. – Polly Toynbee

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Most people come to fear not death itself, but the many terrible ways of dying. – Polly Toynbee

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My faith always has been and always will be important to me. – Aretha Franklin

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Resist your fear fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe. – T. D. Jakes

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Faith

I am struck by the fact that personal faith and political agendas are intertwined more closely now than at any other time in recent history. – David E. Price

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Faith

Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life. – Gregory Peck

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Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. Theyre no good at all. – Kurt Cobain

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Theres no environment. Use your imagination. Theres no fourth wall, whether its the first time youve told this story about her life, or the sixth time. – Jill Clayburgh

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