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.

Andreas J. Kostenberger

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• I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.

  

  Wayne Dyer
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• I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.

  

  L'Wren Scott
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• Could today's construction worker married to a clerical worker guarantee four children a college education and buy a house? That's what we're fighting about.

  

  Xavier Becerra
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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.

  

  Gabriel Iglesias
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• No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.

  

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

  

  Victoria Aveyard
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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.

  

  Earl Campbell
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• People are more comfortable learning about wine because now they can just Google, you know, 'Soave,' and say, 'Oh, O.K., cool.'

  

  Gary Vaynerchuk
  • People
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  • Cool

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

  

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

  

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

  

  Manmohan Singh
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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.

  

  Jackie Speier
  • People
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• I have a weird obsession with wearing not just fashion sneakers, but actual sneakers that have bounce, because I want to feel like I'm in an active state.

  

  Lake Bell
  • Want
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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.

  

  Hillary Clinton
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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.

  

  Jeff Bridges
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• To be honest, I wasn't the best stand-up comic.

  

  Bradley Walsh
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• Nine out of ten Americans believe that out of ten people, one person will always disagree with the other nine!

  

  Colin Mochrie
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• But I am sure also that from a political point of view, and from a social point of view the federal link, without infringing the sovereignty of any of the nations which might take part in such as association, could be beneficial.

  

  Aristide Briand
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• Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.

  

  Bruce Babbitt
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• It has been claimed by many that Freethought does away with churches, creeds, Christs and even a God. So it does to a certain extent, but not as feared by Christians. Freethought has never said pull down your churches, burn up your creeds, crucify your savior or reject your god. No one ever knew a Freethinker to try to make laws to control people. All their efforts have been the other way, trying to tear down laws already made which control by "Thou shalt" and "thou shalt not."

  

  Etta Semple
  • Control
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• Anything that someone's interested in should be very, very easy to call up onto the screen. And in fact the computer over time will see what you're interested in and make that immediately available without your having to be give any commands at all.

  

  Bill Gates
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• I can honestly say that I never 'enjoyed' our meetings, but the respect I have for Peyton Manning as a competitor was, and will likely remain, second to none.

  

  Bill Belichick
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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
  • Holiday
  • Christians
  • Cultural