Quote by Polly Toynbee
But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churc

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

Other quotes by Polly Toynbee

But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. – Polly Toynbee

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Education
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Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP. – Polly Toynbee

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Happiness
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Inequality makes everyone unhappy, the poor most of all, and that is well within the remit of the state. More money gives less extra happiness the richer we get, yet we are addicted to earning and spending more every year. – Polly Toynbee

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If faith produce no works, I see That faith is not a living tree. Thus faith and works together grow, No separate life they never can know. Theyre soul and body, hand and heart, What God hath joined, let no man part. – Hannah More

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Faith

Im an enormous fan of people who have had a lot of faith in themselves, and been on a tremendous journey. – Joanna Trollope

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Faith

The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and Im thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the familys future. – Jackie Kennedy

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Faith

Its not the tools that you have faith in – tools are just tools. They work, or they dont work. Its people you have faith in or not. Yeah, sure, Im still optimistic I mean, I get pessimistic sometimes but not for long. – Steve Jobs

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Faith

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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. – Japanese Proverb

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On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town. – Gene Perret

Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred — this is the law of eternal. – Buddha

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Let me alone, and go in search of someone else. – Ali ibn Abi Talib

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