Adam Hamilton Quotes
Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical. Reading it uncritically, without understanding the cultural and historical setting of the text, leaves us forced to accept scientific and sociological norms of the ancient Near East from 3,000 years ago.
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I always wanted to do creative things, but I was really interested in entrepreneurship. My family comes from a very entrepreneurial culture, so business was always something I was interested in.
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I think it's very refreshing to see women in cinema having strength and their own independent storyline.
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I was too much of an innocent when I went to university.
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I loved fairy tales as a kid, so that's where my mind gravitates.
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Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.
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The press in India, I believe, is more free, and happily so, than perhaps media anywhere in the world. Right? Which is a good thing.
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Parents are telling other parents that you can save a lot of money renting. Forever they've been looking for a solution to higher textbook prices.
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Actually, my wine was served at the White House twice. Reagan must have been asleep when he ordered it.
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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Why pay a fee for Internet content when a million free sites are just a click away? There's no incentive until people are too addicted to the Net to turn off their computers, yet are bored with what's available.
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I could scrape water off horses all day long. That would never get boring.
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I don't cook. I don't know anything about food. I've never reviewed a restaurant.
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I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.
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I can't remember writing any of the songs that I've written.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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Socially I never was an outsider. I have never thought of the conflict element before frankly, but perhaps it was wanting to belong, and at the same time wanting to retain one's own personality.
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Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
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What bothered me most about chick lit, frankly, was how the term was used to dismiss a huge chunk of the bookstore as silly, girlish prattle.
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I feel like every day I'm exceedingly lucky.
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One of the great joys in life is reading, yet it's the main thing people say they don't have time to do.
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My job is to let everybody know what I stand for and to let my light shine. I want to show others the way I live so that hopefully they follow. I can also tell about my experiences as a Christian so that I may help bring others to Christ.
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If I don't see an emotional response to a dress, then I think something's wrong.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical. Reading it uncritically, without understanding the cultural and historical setting of the text, leaves us forced to accept scientific and sociological norms of the ancient Near East from 3,000 years ago.
