R. C. Sproul, Jr. Quotes

We do not fear the loss of God's favor, for either we have it not. We cannot lose it. What we fear is the loss of our idols.

R. C. Sproul, Jr.

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• The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'

  

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• I studied Morse code.

  

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• Women can drive progress towards the central goals of mine action, which aims to increase security, rebuild communities, reclaim land and end the looming fear caused by explosive remnants of war.

  

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• I would ask my mother to show me how to walk - and she did show me. That's why I think it's funny when people say, 'Did so-and-so teach you how to walk?' And I always say, 'You must be talking about my mother, because it was my mother who taught me how to walk.'

  

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• The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.

  

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• What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.

  

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• I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself.

  

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• For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.

  

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• My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.

  

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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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• Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.

  

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• I guess some kids around me had to grow up quickly, had all those problems. But I wasn't one of those kids, or around those kids, not at all.

  

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• Dirk Nowitzki has been my hero for many years.

  

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• I didn't realise how much I ate Mexican food, like tacos and burritos three times a week, until I came to Europe and couldn't find any.

  

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• I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.

  

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• When I stepped down from the evening news at the age of 65, in '81, things were still going well. Immediately after that, the whole tenor of the CBS News Department changed.

  

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• Cast your cares on God; that anchor holds.

  

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• We do not fear the loss of God's favor, for either we have it not. We cannot lose it. What we fear is the loss of our idols.

  

  R. C. Sproul, Jr.
  • God
  • Fear
  • Loss