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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He's too short, he's too... tall, he's... just not going to work.
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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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Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
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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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Now, I'm not going to be misquoted on this like I have numerous times before, so I'll be quite clear. I've never said hitler was my hero, just that if he had focused on more than one race he would have had the right idea. Try to turn that one against me.
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To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
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I led the life of an intellectual up until a certain age. I remember Freud's 'Interpretation of Dreams' was a big favorite when I was 11. It sounded so interesting. And it really was!
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Well, it's been an interesting career. Since I last appeared on 'Top Of The Pops,' I've been doing about 150 live shows every year. The live shows have always been well received and they consistently worked, it's just the records that haven't been very good.
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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.