John Shelby Spong Quotes
Was Judas Iscariot a figure of history? I do not think so. There is no mention of him in any source before the 8th decade.
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God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.
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My whole life, people have been saying, Why are you so angry?
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General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.
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It's been tough for me being away from the game.
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I'm a very anxious, nervy kind of loser in many ways, and I get very stressed and a little tense.
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There's no way you can predict what is going to happen in six months or two years in most businesses, and certainly not for businesses that are growing at the rate that we have grown.
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I think anyone that isn't fired up right now shouldn't probably be out here.
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I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.
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I don't think I would take the game with the same mentality that I do now if I hadn't been injured.
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When you start to work with someone, there's a negotiation that takes place involving what's going to happen when you have a difference of opinion. Most attempts at collaboration never survive the negotiation. Merely being agreeable is not enough.
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An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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You might expect that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists would be there and they are.
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How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.
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If you look at our country's history, change doesn't come from presidents. Change comes from large groups of angry people.
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If it interests you, they don't have to pay you. It's a fascinating business anyway-it's very nice to be paid-but when you do thrilling material, it's like buying a piece of furniture that's really good.
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No one has the right to judge you, because no one really knows what you have been through. They might have heard the stories, but they didn't feel what you felt in your heart.
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Was Judas Iscariot a figure of history? I do not think so. There is no mention of him in any source before the 8th decade.
