James Madison Quotes

The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.

James Madison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: president
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 16, 1751 - June 28, 1836

Topics

PurposeChurchBloodSeparationSoil

New York was no mere city. It was instead an infinitely romantic notion, the mysterious nexus of all love and money and power, the shining and perishable dream itself.

Joan Didion

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I have a history of bringing people together.

Ann Callis

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No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are born with a man.

John Selden

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I attended university because I have always felt that education is freedom and power.

Amanda Warren

EducationFreedomPowerUniversity

I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script.

Steven Soderbergh

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Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.

Tom Stoppard

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I think a submarine is a very worthwhile weapon. I believe we can defend ourselves with submarines and all our troops back at home. This whole idea that we have to be in 130 countries and 900 bases... is an old-fashioned idea.

Ron Paul

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I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going.

Miroslav Vitous

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You'd have to have one hell of an imagination to completely make up a story, but historians are very anal about what they think should be portrayed on screen. Thankfully they don't make movies; we do.

Dougray Scott

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When I came there I found all my family gone, for the Indians had killed five people in the winter near that place, which frightened my wife and family away to Roanoke about 35 miles nearer in among the inhabitants, which I was informed of by an old man I met near the place.

Christopher Gist

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I am so happy that I married a comedy writer. He's never not without a joke. No matter where we are.

Christa Miller

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'Session 9' used light and darkness to create atmosphere.

Brad Anderson

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