John Gresham Machen Quotes
Vastly more important than all questions with regard to methods of preaching is the root question as to what it is that shall be preached.
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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I want to live in a country that is not just a place but also an idea, and Jerusalem is the heart of the idea. There may be practical considerations, but a country cannot exist without an ethos, and Jerusalem is an ethos.
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Political correctness means nothing to me. Nothing. It's the new Puritanism, darling. Preventing us from expressing ourselves.
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We continue to blame the poor for their own condition. They are lazy. We do not want to know that the poorest of the poor are toddlers under three years of age.
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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.
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You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.
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On the taxing of banks, we have to find the level at which they squeal but still pay and open up the next day.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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Falsehood is a perennial spring.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
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I've gotten to learn what's important in life and what's not important, and what to spend energy on and what not to. I don't have a family like some of my teammates, but I have a lot of things pulling at me that I have to put my energy into.
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The stage is a place where I can be wholly myself. Even though you're in front of people almost to be judged, it is a place without judgement.
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I was always a little adult. Even as a little kid, I just couldn't understand why I was surrounded by all these kids. I took things very seriously.
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What I'll take credit for is finding visionary people in the company, or bringing them in, and then empowering them to help me.
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U.S. nuclear technology is one of this nation's most valuable secrets, and it should have been protected.
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As Taiwan's friend and ally, I believe it is important for the United States to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait very carefully to help ensure Taiwan is not forced into a position which would endanger its freedom or its democracy.
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Well, a lot of our concerts do okay, and I know we still get royalty checks which still isn't that important, but again, I have to just say that we're making our records.
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My parents managed a summer camp, and it was vacant for about seven or eight months out of the year. It was in the middle of nowhere in the woods. We backed up to a state forest. So absolutely, there were creepy woods all around the house. It was easy to get lost. It was really spooky.
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Vastly more important than all questions with regard to methods of preaching is the root question as to what it is that shall be preached.
