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Rodney Stark Quotes

There was only one decline in church attendance, and that was in the late 1960s when the Vatican said it was not a sin to miss Mass. They said Catholics could act like Protestants, and so they did.

Rodney Stark

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: theologian
Nationality: american

Topics

Church Late Sin Said Attendance Act

The things that interest me are less to do with perhaps finding myself and more to do with surviving and mercy and forgiveness.

John Cameron Mitchell

Forgiveness Myself Me Finding Mercy

I'd like to think, that were he alive today, Warhol would be painting the Housewives.

Andy Cohen

Today Painting Think Alive Would He

I wasn't attractive when I was growing up, and I don't think I am now.

Matthew Lewis

I Am Growing Up Think Growing Now

My husband is the first man to consistently be involved in the Senate Spouses group.

Amy Klobuchar

Man Husband Group First Involved

I am good at just looking in the kitchen and getting stuff on the table and keeping the mess minimal. There's an art to the drudgery.

Stephen Malkmus

Good Art I Am Kitchen Looking Table

Basically, I learned to read by reading 'Peanuts,' just wanting to know what they were saying.

Stephan Pastis

Saying Reading Know Wanting Just

Everyone I know who used to be in the intelligence community is moving into the corporate world.

Tony Gilroy

Community Intelligence Moving World

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.

Mary Tyler Moore

Food Choices Know Human Human Being

It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds.

Jon Gruden

Ball Guy Sense Than Much Seconds

Writing is a very strenuous thing - it's like banging your head against a wall. At the end of the day, acting is better, just because nobody ever asked me if I wanted a Pellegrino in the writer's room.

Donald Glover

Day Me Writing End Better Acting

At some point, I'm just of the mind that no art is perfect, and it shouldn't be perfect. I think it's beautiful in its imperfection. You could tweak something forever, but you have to let it go and trust it.

Colman Domingo

Beautiful Art Trust Mind Think You

Part of the joy of looking at art is getting in sync in some ways with the decision-making process that the artist used and the record that's embedded in the work.

Chuck Close

Work Art Joy Looking Process Artist