Stanley Hauerwas Quotes
My father was a better bricklayer than I am a theologian. I am still in too much of a hurry. But if the work I have done in theology is of any use, it is because of what I learned on the job, that is, you can lay only one brick at a time.
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As a Republican, I never expected to be working with Hillary Clinton.
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My grown man crush is Morris Chestnut. He's just timeless!
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Gene Roddenberry was a genius.
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My father was a better bricklayer than I am a theologian. I am still in too much of a hurry. But if the work I have done in theology is of any use, it is because of what I learned on the job, that is, you can lay only one brick at a time.
