“The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament.”
Igor Stravinsky
“An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service of Christendom and the church.”
Leo Rosten
“I've always loved God, His creation, the plants, the trees and the animals. Mum went to church and sent us to Sunday school.”
Betty Cuthbert
“The nearer the Church the further from God”
Lancelot Andrewes
“People don't come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God.”
Kurt Vonnegut
“I have always kept one end in view, namely, with all good will to conduct a well-regulated church music to the honor of God”
Johann Sebastian Bach
“Every national church or religion has established itself by pretending some special mission from God - as if the way to God was not open to every man alike”
Thomas Paine
