Francis Chan Quotes
...there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and critically assess the degree to which we are really living biblically.
Quotes to Explore
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My father was a railroad man his entire life; 43 years for Southern Railroad.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.
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Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.
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You know, I love America. It's such a positive country.
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One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.
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Tarde quae credita laedunt credimus.
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The sexiest woman musician is Alicia Keys.
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I didn't have a fraternity-like experience. I mean, I grew up with an older brother and a lot of male cousins and we were very physical with each other. We were very rambunctious when we were kids. But I never thought much - nor did I have reason to think much - about institutionalized hazing. But I think there's a reason young men are drawn to it.
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I'm such a foodie.
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I had been thinking about social awkwardness and about people you meet who are not bad people - there is nothing wrong with them, but they are just a little bit awkward, and it makes you feel uncomfortable, and it makes you want to bring the encounter to an end. I thought, 'Is there a reason for that? What has contributed to their demeanour?'
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I want to eradicate poverty. I think that there's a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank.
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Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream.
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I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.
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Grief is at once a public and a private experience. One's inner, inexpressible disruption cannot be fully realized in one's public persona.
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This village is a real trap. Bit by bit it will eat up every single person who remain here. This place will never change.
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There is too little courtship in the world. ... For courtship means a wish to stand well in the other person's eyes, and, what is more, a readiness to be pleased with the other's ways; a sense on each side of having had the better of the bargain; an undercurrent of surprise and thankfulness at one's good luck.
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I miss New York terribly. There is no place like the city. I miss people-watching. I miss the nightlife. I miss the food. There are so many options in New York City.
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The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second, to link international policies to the advance of democracy around the globe.
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We want to showcase our athletes. It's going to be a festive atmosphere; running in front of 40,000 people is always exciting.
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That which distinguishes the new thought from the old is not a denial of this Divine Reality, but an affirmation of its immediate availability.
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When a peasant begins to feel the need for instruction, he usually becomes fiercely calculating.
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...there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and critically assess the degree to which we are really living biblically.
