#classical

I didn't go into this business to do action because I'm a classically trained actor. But I'm good at kicking and punching. ↗

— Wesley Snipes

#actor #because #business #classically #go

I'm a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music. ↗

— Billy Sheehan

#different #different styles #fan #i #many

... classical Arabic, being the language of the Qur'an, has not changed at all in fourteen centuries, making the writings of the early Islamic scholars as accessible today as they were then. ↗

— Jim Al-Khalili

#classical-arabic #koran #qur-an #quran #change

In Acts 14:1, we are told, "At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed." This is what should be sought in Christian schools, not just teaching, but effective teaching. Christian content alone is insufficient. It must be presented in a certain way, and that way cannot be reduced to technique. Nevertheless, God has graciously made it possible to bring people the truth by how the truth is presented. ↗

— Douglas Wilson

#classical-education #education

Modern man is full of platitudes about living life to its fullest, with catchy keychain phrases and little plaques for kitchen walls. But if you've never retreated to the solitude of a dark room and listened to Beethoven's Ninth from start to finish, you know nothing. For music is a transcendental exploration of human emotion and experience, the very fabric of life in its purest form. And the Ninth our greatest musical achievement. ↗

— Tiffany Madison

#classical-music #joy #life #music #symphony