John Polkinghorne Quotes
Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful.
Quotes to Explore
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I will keep working hard!
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Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit.
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I like Baudelaire's sentences quite a lot. I read and re-read him very often.
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I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me.
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I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.
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The truth is that technology is only valuable if it helps you run your organization better.
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I definitely enjoy the kind of magic that happens being on stage with a group when everything's working. The vibe when that's happening gets even better if the audience is involved and you can feel that interaction. That's something you don't get with your headphones on in a studio; it's much different.
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I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense.
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The Oscar or the Emmy says you've reached a level of competence in this business, and I would love to have one.
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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.
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Anytime I get to help the firefighters, I will. I'm real lucky to be in a position to help.
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I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
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We're all idealistic when young.
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The culture of self-gratification and deregulation that began during the Clinton years and continued under President George W. Bush led to the bursting of one stock market bubble at the turn of the century and a full-scale financial crash less than a decade later.
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I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.
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Barack Obama is more irritating than the other nuisances on the Left.
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I like doing my own stunts.
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I curate my T.V.-watching quite carefully.
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I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good.
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I have learned not to read reviews. Period. And I hate reviewers. All of them, or at least all but two or three. Life is much simpler ignoring reviews and the nasty people who write them. Critics should find meaningful work.
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The CMO is expected to spend more on technology than the CIO by 2017.
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In the '90s, I think that Bill Clinton would have won in Puerto Rico. I think in the 2000s, George Bush would have won in Puerto Rico.
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I think the play actually became bigger than me. No pun intended.
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Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful.
