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		We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just not organized religion'. I don't think people would say that if the church truly lived like we are called to live.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Francis Chan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I want to see talent and companies and money and entrepreneurs moving to Chicago. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Yagan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It is not to be wondered that men have worshiped the ocean, for in his depths they have seen mirrored the image of Eternity - of Infinity. Here they have seen the symbol of God's great plan of oneness with His creatures, for the sea is the union of all infinite particles, and it takes the whole to make the one. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Elbert Hubbard 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Writing is, of course, a solitary occupation. But for many writers, myself included, it's through writing that we make certain vital connections. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Elizabeth Berg 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		After holding hearings to get input from Missourians, I led the fight to pass legislation that protects seniors from predatory lending in the mortgage industry. I stood up against efforts that would make it harder for seniors to vote, and battled telemarketers bent on defrauding seniors. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Claire McCaskill 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Sinclair Lewis may be ripe for a revival; his books raise several interesting issues of art and fashion. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jane Smiley 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I didn't do it because of the underlying greed that's prevailing, but it is about greed, doing the right thing at the right time using your clout when you have it and what for and what reason. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Danny DeVito 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Sly always had us rehearsing, and he always had something planned out that he wanted us to do. So it wasn't ever like, 'Well what should we work on?' It was never that. He always had the plan, 'This is what we're going to do today, shoop shoop shoop shoop,' and everybody's minds were in the same direction. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Cynthia Robinson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I saw so many radically different versions of Iraq. It would have been difficult for me to come back and think, 'This is the Iraq experience.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Phil Klay 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'd rather sell 10,000 records that represent me than 2 million that don't represent me at all. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Phillip Phillips 
			 
		 
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
		Peer mediation is a chance for students to work with other students to help them resolve problems, arguments, disagreements without having to get the teacher or the administration involved. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Janet Reno 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There are too few people working in the area of viral pathogenesis and immunity, too little funding, too many problems, and too little time. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Peter C. Doherty 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Peace Pilgrim