Jon Meacham Quotes
Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms.Jon Meacham
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
Gary Coleman -
I would be very happy doing movies. I love to work and I think I'm a little different.
Victoria Pratt -
All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
Bear Grylls -
For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
Haley Bennett -
The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
Maajid Nawaz -
I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.
Ralph Norman
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The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and the United States has increasingly been found to prove valid internationally.
J. Philippe Rushton -
Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
Salman Rushdie -
I'm not sure that when I read 'Treasure Island' for the first time, when I was about 10, I understood all the words or what was going on. But that didn't stop me reading it, and I certainly didn't forget it.
Mal Peet -
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
Edmund Burke -
I am just enjoying what cricket has given me. In sports, it's obviously really important for all of us to remain fit - and health is wealth, so health comes with the sport.
Harbhajan Singh -
It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
Mandy Moore
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I have many weaknesses, but I have one strength. When I do something, I do it 300 percent. I'm not a middle man.
Lapo Elkann -
I do stupid stuff like that: I'll call my wife from the road, send her pictures of glaciers.
Adam Ferrara -
Man, Farmville is so huge! Do you realize it's the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the world?
Randall Munroe -
The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward.
Valerie Jarrett -
I am often fond of saying the Trekkers are passionate about a hobby, their hobby is 'Star Trek.' They are by and large very imaginative, very intelligent people, and they certainly have been more than generous to me.
Kate Mulgrew -
What we should notice is that studies show that fathers' presence in their children's lives has a marked effect on how well their kids do later in life, so why aren't we asking how we can better liberate men from the workplace to be home with their kids more often?
Naomi Wolf
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My relationship with everyone in Jamaica is good.
Usain Bolt -
Women and girls, men and boys all share the right to live free of violence, which is, unfortunately, experienced by both men and women. Women and girls, however, disproportionately experience violence due to a deeply rooted global culture of gender discrimination.
Nazanin Boniadi -
They say I can open movies, and that's nice in that it puts into people's minds that women can do it. It's not just Kevin Costner, not just Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not just the guys.
Julia Roberts -
Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms.
Jon Meacham