Andreas J. Kostenberger Quotes

Despite what some Christians may want to believe, Christmas, as celebrated by many Americans, is a cultural, not a religious holiday. If Jesus were to be completely removed from the equation, Americans could continue to celebrate Christmas with hardly an interruption.

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• Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.

  

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• My number one job at the end of the day is to entertain.

  

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• I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get an education, keep your hands clean and try to represent the university.

  

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• Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

  

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• The actual game is only part of the Senior Bowl experience - the practices are equally important.

  

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• Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.

  

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• People have a right to surf the Web without Big Brother watching their every move and announcing it to the world. The Internet marketplace has matured - and it's time for consumers' protections to keep pace.

  

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• Here I stand, I'm your man.

  

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• I think there are a lot of great ideas out in America, and I want you to have a say in your government. And that means we have to get unaccountable money out of our politics, overturn Citizens United, and expand voting rights, not restrict them.

  

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• Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it kind of pops a little bit for me. It brings me out of the movie experience. Now we have the technology to cure that.

  

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• It is not a question of observation which propels mankind forward as if toward a looking glass of great magnitude; it is an instance of aggrandized reflection that insinuates the human psyche to the inhuman.

  

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• Despite what some Christians may want to believe, Christmas, as celebrated by many Americans, is a cultural, not a religious holiday. If Jesus were to be completely removed from the equation, Americans could continue to celebrate Christmas with hardly an interruption.

  

  Andreas J. Kostenberger
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  • Christians
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