William Sloane Coffin Quotes
In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far beyond biblical literalism. It's time we did the same for homophobia.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I never left doo wop.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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You don't implement change easily in Japan unless you explain very clearly why you need to do this change, how you're going to do this change and what's going to be the outcome of this change. If you offset or you forget to explain one of these three steps you're not going to do it.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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A successful marriage is a decision. You decide it's going to work. You can't always be there, but you have to be there enough. And you have to make sure you are where you're needed most.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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I am in the infantry for 17 weeks and after that I don't know where I am going.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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I'd say Juventus has a story as legendary as the Yankees.
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The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
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My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.
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I demand that every Storm Troop Leader, just as every political leader, should be conscious of the fact that his behavior and conduct must be exemplary. . . . I wish every mother to give her son to The Party without fearing that he may be ruined morally. . . . Storm Troop Leaders who behave unworthily in public are to be mercilessly removed.
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If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.
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The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.
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In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far beyond biblical literalism. It's time we did the same for homophobia.
