Rachel Grace Held (Rachel Held Evans) Quotes
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The difference between eccentricity and originality in historical studies is often difficult to detect at first encounter. When a radically new interpretation of a large segment of history makes its appearance, time is needed to sift the evidence.
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I'm more of a guy's girl. I like having a beer in a bar, and I don't bicker or sit down and do my nails.
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I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.
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It used to be that watching a film was a very special occasion, the same way flying was. Before, if you took a flight from New York to L.A., most of the windows would be open. Now, we get on planes and we just close them because we're so used to what it feels like. I think the same thing has happened with cinema.
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People who attack others need rationalizations for doing so. We undermine those rationalizations.
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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Belief is not restricted to a brief affirmation based on imitation; rather, it has degrees and stages of development. It is like a seed growing into a fully grown, fruit-bearing tree; like the sun's image in a mirror or in a drop of water to its images on the sea's surface and to the sun itself.
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The imperial province should have a university, the prefectures should have colleges, and the counties should have day schools.
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I believe that, too, it's hard to believe that anybody could not believe that.
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We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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I am not interested in the afterlife. Religion is supposed to be about losing your ego, not preserving it eternally in optimum conditions.
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I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy.
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I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt. It didn't occur to me that I could actually slow down and walk a little bit!
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I have a couture body.
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My son was autistic, and he suffered from seizure disorder every 5 to 10 days. He would suffer a seizure that would last 45 seconds to a minute and sleep for 12 hours.
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If one of our faces wasn't there, we'd probably quit.
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People are paying to see me. You've got to give something back.
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Greens are a dish that most Southerners would walk a mile for.
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No step taken in faith is wasted, not by a God who makes all things new.
