"When you stop having dreams and ideals – well, you might as well stop altogether." ― Marian Anderson Topic(s): Religion More From Marian Anderson "A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God… When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy." "Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it." More In Religion "In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything. I think that’s kind of natural for anyone who’s just embraced Islam – or any religion – as a convert. It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I’d been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood."― Cat Stevens "Who made these laws? That’s what I want to know. So that’s why I wear two crosses now. I call it double cross. I believe in God-not religion."― Ja Rule "Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness."― Percy Bysshe Shelley