Bart Ehrman Quotes
Pastors don’t want to make waves; or they don’t think their congregations are “ready” to hear what scholars are saying;
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Last weekend a young man asked me how I remain so positive. “It seems all the negativity in the world doesn’t affect you,” he said. I had no more than a minute with the young man so I offered this: It’s all about where you choose to put your attention, and I choose to be happy.
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One picture is worth a thousand words.
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Put an Irishman on the spit and you can always get another Irishman to turn him.
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Ah, one favor: if he telephones again, tell him it's no use, that I've gone out.
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Like everyone else in the house, she suffers from dreams.
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I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.
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The hellish instruments of war must be smoked out while there is still peace. The Trade Union Movement must be compelled not to allow their old resolutions to fade in the files.
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Reagan has very significant things to teach us - positive lessons and quite negative lessons.
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I think Facebook's dangerous. So many people I know get into trouble with Facebook... I'd rather just pick up the phone. Or Skype.
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In one of Chekhov’s short stories, a little boy is drawing a picture. His father asks him why the man in the picture is taller than the house. “If he were smaller,” says the child reasonably, “you couldn’t see his eyes.” ENTRY:
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There was only this one life to live; the unpardonable sin was to waste it.
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All the elements of good writing depend on the writer's skill in choosing one word instead of another.
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Today, bilateral relations with Britain are excellent, with cooperation in many areas and both countries continuing to work on strengthening these ties.
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A merry heart goes all the way, - A sad one tires inan hour.
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I made it clear that I expect to see them all at the next Portland concert. I told them I'd provide the earplugs.
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The seven principles of Kwanzaa - unity, self-determinat ion, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith -- teach us that when we come together to strengthen our families and communities and honor the lesson of the past, we can face the future with joy and optimism.
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It takes local pastors to say, 'we're not going to take it. Be strong.
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We of this age have discovered a shorter, and more prudent method to become scholars and wits, without the fatigue of reading or of thinking.
