Separation Quotes

"Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance."
-Boy George

"Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe."
-Edmund Burke

"Strongly guarded as is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the United States the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies, may be illustrated by precedents already furnished in their short history."
-James Madison

"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
-George Carlin

"The two planes were on the outer edges of getting closer than our separation standards allow, but this has not been determined yet."
-Tony Molinaro

"The central hope I have for this case in terms of separation of powers is that the Supreme Court will restore the constitutional directive that no one branch of government has the power to accuse, appoint the prosecutor, designate the judges, and render judgment."
-Judith Resnik

"When voters see this bill on her desk, they will expect a signature. The average Arizonan will not want to hear about legal wriggling about a separation-of-powers issue."
-Stan Barnes

"The separation of families in Africa is the most everyday scenario: There is an attack and people must flee their houses, run away and leave everything behind. Africa remains the continent most affected by the consequences of armed conflict."
-Antonella Notari

"They're my babies. There's some separation anxiety when they get adopted, but I'm always so glad they find homes."
-Janet Foster

"I think most people understand that tread separation is a very, very rare event."
-Helen Petrauskas

"There should be absolutely no "Separation of Church and State" in America."
-David Barton

"Very often we find that it is in fact the parents, not the children, that have separation issues."
-Jeffrey Solomon

"We were able to knock down our free throws. Fortunately we knocked some down in the fourth quarter to get some separation."
-Brian Laffin

"Afghanistan never wants separation between families on both sides of the border. Those who live in those areas are connected and are members of one family."
-Karim Rahimi

"The progress is such that we can have a provisional separation."
-Robert Schulz

"That (separation of church and state) was never in the Constitution, however much the liberals laugh at me for saying it, they know good and well it was never in the Constitution! Such language only appeared in the constitution of the communist Sovi."
-Pat Robertson

"Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it."
-Akhenaton

"This separation wall does not separate Israelis and Palestinians. It separates Palestinians from Palestinians. It annexes 300,000 Palestinians into Israel."
-Saeb Erakat

"It is very regretful. Since the Osaka High Court has ruled that the visits are unconstitutional, I hope (Koizumi) can cautiously deal with the issue in view of the principle of the separation of state and religion."
-Seiji Maehara

"We are moving swiftly to complete the separation by the end of the year if possible, and to do so in a way that minimizes tax implications and delivers the most value to our shareholders."
-William Donaldson

"After the separation of death one can eventually swallow back one's grief, but the separation of the living is an endless, unappeasable anxiety."
-Tu Fu

"Maybe it's unfair but it's a separation of church and state issue."
-Doug Jones

"When I get on that field, I am faster than any defensive back there. I really am _ I get open and I get separation."
-Jason Avant

"Any unnecessary separation of these functions will result in a disjointed response and adversely impact the effectiveness of departmental operations."
-David Liebersbach

"This is not just a private right - but one belonging to legislators as part of the separation of powers and as part of the essential functions of government."
-David Abney

"Behind closed doors they had what were legendary battles I hear but when the doors opened there was absolute unity. Not a crack could be found. No separation whatsoever. They were locked together for the good of the community."
-Maynard Jackson

"We thought if we were going to have a chance it would be to control the tempo. The challenge tonight was that we asked them to do something that is different than what we typically do but, again, we felt like that was our best opportunity. It got up-tempo a little bit in the second half and that?s when you could see the separation in the athletic ability."
-Craig Reid

"The equality that we are all entitled to, as citizens of this democracy, can't be avoided by some religious dogma of a President who's is supposed to believe in the notion of separation of church and state. And he frankly doesn't."
-Rosie O'donnell