William Stringfellow Quotes
The practice of the Christian life consists of the discernment of (the seeing and hearing), and the reliance upon (the reckless and uncalculating dependence), and the celebration (the ready and spontaneous enjoyment) of the presence of the Word of God in the common life of the world.
Quotes to Explore
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In my life, I wanted to feel tall. I wanted to be somebody. I wanted to be tall as the Sears Tower. I wanted to be on top of the Sears Tower. I wanted to be as strong as the Sears Tower feels.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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I'm advocating that American citizens interested in democracy should stay out of chain stores.
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I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.
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No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants.
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Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.
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I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.
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Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.
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Thinking of possibilities is like driving a car on a freeway. You have an open road that stretches endlessly before you where your thoughts are not shackled. But when we say 'impossible,' we have already reached a dead-end in our minds. So dwell on possibilities to open up your horizon.
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You know, I love America. It's such a positive country.
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It's very strange that you condemn me as a terrorist at the same time as you call on me to help you combat terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere. It doesn't make sense!
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Gas consumption is growing everywhere.
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Writing obscures language ; it is not a guise for language but a disguise.
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You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge.
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I didn't start drama school until I was 20, and I don't think I would have gotten nearly as much out of it had I gone when I was 18.
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I had been thinking about social awkwardness and about people you meet who are not bad people - there is nothing wrong with them, but they are just a little bit awkward, and it makes you feel uncomfortable, and it makes you want to bring the encounter to an end. I thought, 'Is there a reason for that? What has contributed to their demeanour?'
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The Republican Party is too fixated on this fiction of electability.
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I think Kurt Cobain and Nirvana represent this giant wave that came crashing in and turned music on its head again, and there's definitely something to be said for that.
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I hate desks; they make me feel like a child doing homework.
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Matt Braunger really makes me laugh; I like that guy a lot.
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If you're interested in a 'Teen Vogue' internship, take note: it's not all fun and games! Working at a magazine requires a ton of energy and endurance from its interns and editors alike.
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And she has a thousand virtues and not one acknowledged sin, But she is the sort of person you could liken to a pin. And she pricks you, and she sticks you, in a way that can't be said, When you seek for what has hurt you, why, you cannot find the head.
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The Holy Spirit! This is the Spirit's role: to bring Christ's work to fulfillment. Enriched with the Spirit's gifts, you will have the power to move beyond the piecemeal, the hollow utopia, the fleeting, to offer the consistency and certainty of Christian witness!
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The practice of the Christian life consists of the discernment of (the seeing and hearing), and the reliance upon (the reckless and uncalculating dependence), and the celebration (the ready and spontaneous enjoyment) of the presence of the Word of God in the common life of the world.
