“Society,--the only field where the sexes have ever met on terms of equality, the arena where character is formed and studied, the cradle and the realm of public opinion, the crucible of ideas, the world's university, at once a school and a theater, the spur and the crown of ambition, the tribunal which unmasks pretension and stamps real merit, the power that gives government leave to be, and outruns the lazy Church in fixing the moral sense of the eye.” WorldGivingIdeasRealCharacterGovernmentEyeSchoolSexTermChurchMoralOpinionSocietyFieldsMetsAmbitionTheaterUniversityMeritRealmsLazyCrownsStampsArenaPublic OpinionCradleFixingSpursPretensionCrucibleOutrunTribunals Book:Speeches, Lectures, and Letters Source: Speeches, Lectures, and Letters
“Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion.” PeopleReligionLiteratureChurchTheaterRemainsDevotionPublic Service Author:Franz Grillparzer
“We spend more time at cinemas, theaters, art galleries and theme parks than we do at churches, and they have become our new cathedrals. We can spend hours at any of these places of entertainment but if church service goes on too long we get impatient.” IfsLongArtHoursChurchGoes OnTheaterEntertainmentCinemaParksThemeMore TimeImpatientGalleryCathedralsArt GalleriesTheme ParksChurch Service Author:Michael Huffington
“The theater is the 'church' and when I'm on that stage I am the Priest/Pastor, it is a pure spiritual journey for me.” SpiritualChurchJourneyStagePureTheaterPriestsPastorSpiritual Journey Author:Richard Cabral