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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God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold fast to him with all our soul, our heart, our strength, and so enjoy his light and see his glory and possess the grace of supernatural joy.
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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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Abstraction and luxury are the guard dogs of the upper class. The upper class wants people to have ambition and gumption because, if you do, you will participate and you'll move through society into a different class structure.
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Now everyone is a critic.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.
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The writers who have been serious about recreating American literature have always been far and few between. What we do have at the end of the 20th century that we didn't have at the beginning, at that time of the Lost Generation of rich white boys, is a mixture. We're now getting gay writers of color, let's say, and women of color being published. This is unprecedented.
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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.
