N. T. Wright Quotes
The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing declines. I could take you to plenty of churches that are full to bursting and new churches being built.
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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You either are or you're not.
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You put anyone in the outfit, and they look like Gandalf. Not that clever.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible.
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You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.
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What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your returns will be lower. When they are cheap, your returns will be higher.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.
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There's a reason you can still read Thucydides, and it still makes sense to you thousands of years later.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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With sitcom writing, you're trying to write stories.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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The very important thing you should have is patience.
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Oracle's latest database, version 12c, was specifically designed for the cloud. Oracle 12c makes all your Oracle applications multitenant applications without you having to make any changes whatsoever to your applications.
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You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.
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How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.
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Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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I just feel like I have a lot to prove.
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So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.
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We had a great dramatics department in school, so I did a lot of plays and theatre there. Later, when I was the captain of our student's ward, I figured out that if you find something you really love to do, you don't have to work for the rest of your life! You can just have fun and still excel in it because you enjoy what you do.
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I speak from a nerd's perspective because I've been watching anime since I was a kid. I grew up on 'Speed Racer' and 'Star Blazers' and 'Battle of the Planets,' and those were some of my first A) cartoons and B) introduction to Japanese couture before I even knew they were Japanese.
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The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing declines. I could take you to plenty of churches that are full to bursting and new churches being built.
