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Albert Einstein Physicist
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"The life of the individual has meaning only insofar as it aids in making the life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful. Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate."

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Allen Ginsberg Poet, Activist
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"When you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it then becomes sacred."

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Pablo Picasso Painter, Sculptor
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"Something sacred, that's it. We ought to be able to say that such and such a painting is as it is, with its capacity for power, because it is "touched by God.""

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Carl Sagan Astronomer, Astrophysicist
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"There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths."

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Thomas Aquinas Philosopher, Theologian
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"Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail."

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Lewis Mumford Philosopher, Author
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"Today, the degradation of the inner life is symbolized by the fact that the only place sacred from interruption is the private toilet."

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Gautama Buddha Spiritual Teacher
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"Do not accept anything simply because it has been said by your teacher, or because it has been written in your sacred books, or because it has been believed by many, or because it has been handed down by your ancestors. Accept and live only according to what will enable you to see truth face to face."

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Jules Renard Writer
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"I have no religion,’ says Borneau, ‘but I respect the religion of others. Religion is sacred.’ Why this privilege, this immunity?... A believer creates God in his own image; if he is ugly, his God will be morally ugly. Why should moral ugliness be respectable?"

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