- Nov 07, 2020
Church Quotes
On the pews people grew up in.
Several of these quotes recall specific childhood routines, like learning the rosary or attending Sunday school regularly, memories tied to the broader faith collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Child
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the second-youngest child in a family that took up the better part of an entire pew at our Baptist church.
- Routine
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up a Catholic and I don't want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but there's a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever.
- Service
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to a church where you could not sing out loud in the service until you had been saved.
- Opening
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Catholic Church played an integral role in supporting the opening between the U.S. and Cuban governments.
- Fluttering
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's nowhere near as intense as what I imagine an actor experiences backstage, but I feel a fluttering nervousness before a curtain goes up on a play. I mean, any play, anywhere - on Broadway or the Bowery or in a church basement.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
At 10 years old, I was in my church band, playing in front of a couple thousand people every week.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although I myself don't go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it's superstition or whatever, pray every time I get on a plane. I just automatically do it. I say the same thing every time.
- Church And State
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- Nov 07, 2020
One area where American Jews have something to teach Israel is religious pluralism, something that living in a democracy with a separation between church and state has helped us fine-tune.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm originally from Fort Lauderdale: that's my home town in Florida. So when I'm on location, I just get the packets from schools in Florida. And when I go to Florida, I go to Christ Church School.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom is very religious - Catholic - and from a young age they brought me to the church.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020