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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Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiable. That means people and whole societies can now be measured over time and compared accurately with one another. Causes and cures for unhappiness can be quantified. – Polly Toynbee

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It is now possible to quantify peoples levels of happiness pretty accurately by asking them, by observation, and by measuring electrical activity in the brain, in degrees from terrible pain to sublime joy. – Polly Toynbee

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How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the worlds main religions? – Polly Toynbee

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Faith never makes a confession. – Henry David Thoreau

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I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary. – Barney Frank

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The age of innocent faith in science and technology may be over. – Barry Commoner

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In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. – J. William Fulbright

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I scrapbook therefore I am – broke. – Author Unknown

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I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful. – Bobby McFerrin

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O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small. – Source Unknown

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Im really an inner spirit that only makes itself known through the music. A lot of people think Im an introvert, or quiet and moody. Ive even heard some people say that theres a certain mystery or darkness about me. Im not that way. Im just really into what I do. – Faith Evans

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