It is a misnomer to call a government republican in which a branch of the supreme power is independent of the nation.
- Thomas Jefferson
Real prayer is union with God, a union as vital as that of the vine to the branch.
- Mother Teresa
When you argue against Him you are arguing against the very power that makes you able to argue at all: it is like cutting off the branch you are sitting on.
- CS Lewis
According to an ancient Upanishad, the human mind is like two birds sitting on a branch. One of the birds is eating the fruit of the tree while the other lovingly looks on.