John Shelby Spong Quotes
A lot of people hear me attacking their certainty. I don't have any interest in doing that. I'm interested in penetrating the meaning of certainty.
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On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has the fantastic olive hues... I was given mum's skin, whereas my brothers and sisters were given my dad's skin. I do tan up quite well, but it takes me a bit longer.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks.
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More than anything for me, making music is about taking nothing and making something.
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If the artists would just keep hammering away - unify, stick together - then music will become the king again, which is what it should be.
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My dad was really complex, and I was raised by that. My mom is really bright - very book bright - and so those things collide... I learned that I could put all of that stuff together in the world of acting, and I could make a dollar at it.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.
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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
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I'm happy. I give thanks every morning that I can get up, that I still have my husband with me. I'm extremely grateful. After all, how many 93-year-old cover girls do you know?
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It's the irrational things that interest me.
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As a race, the Negroes are not lazy.
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It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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In men's sports, people criticize coaches and managers all the time, call out teammates, too, and it's not that huge of a deal. Often, the guy speaking out is even lauded for having the courage to tell the truth. When it happens in women's sports, though, it always seems to be viewed as a nasty, claws-out cat fight.
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Ali forced us to take a look at ourselves. This brash young man who thrilled us, angered us, confused and challenged us, ultimately became a silent messenger of peace who taught us that life is best when you build bridges between people, not walls.
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Here's where I luck out: I'm really computer illiterate.
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If you believe you are right, or you believe you are wrong, you're right. Whenever you are certain about it, you will support it. Remember that.
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Shareholders share in the downside and not necessarily in the upside; that's the whole story.
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Marlon Brando showed me that you could do the work and not have to shut yourself off from people or your family.
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A lot of people hear me attacking their certainty. I don't have any interest in doing that. I'm interested in penetrating the meaning of certainty.
