Alas, all traditions lose their primal purity and we all fail our founders. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes ala fail founder
If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life. Karen Armstrong 21stcenturycompassion Change image and share on social
Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about opting out of this world, but about enabling us to live more intensely within it. Karen Armstrong beingenableextend share on social
Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar. Karen Armstrong buddhismchristianitycompassion Change image and share on social
People have this idea that the more pious and devout I am, the more successful I am. Which is very dangerous. If you look at faith in that way, you're bound to fail at both - spiritually and in your career. Troy Polamalu bindcareerdangerous share on social
All the great Shakespeare plays are about killing. 'Alas, poor Yorick,' that's about death. And in 'Romeo and Juliet' everyone up ends up dying. The greatest dramas in the world are all about sex, violence and death. Ray Winstone aladeathdie share on social
If Obamacare is allowed to stand - and Congress is allowed to make the purchase of government-endorsed health insurance compulsory - there will be no meaningful limit on Washington's reach into the lives of the American people. That is certainly not what the Founders intended. John Cornyn allowamericancompulsory share on social
