Dan Barker Quotes
One of the primary questions in a state-church arrangement is, 'which controls which?' . . . In Norway, for example, the liberal labor government has regularly angered Church officials by making controversial ministerial appointments against the wishes of the clergy. . . . These and other actions have strained the church-state relationship almost to the breaking point. As a result, some of the bishops have advocated disestablishment.
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
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When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.
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Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.
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My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.
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I decided in my late teens that I wanted to be an actor, and my dad and I agreed that films were better. I work alongside my dad, you see. I've thought that films were better since I was a kid.
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We all need to slow down and go to acupuncture.
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I like the map feature on the iPhone that tells me where I am, because I travel a lot.
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I'm blind without my glasses.
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I do love my wine. I'd opt to drink my calories rather than eat them every time, so I cut out the breads, potatoes, pastas, cheeses and desserts in an effort to get my healthy angel and unhealthy demon to compromise.
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I cannot cure myself of that most woeful of youth's follies - thinking that those who care about us will care for the things that mean much to us.
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I feel like comedy had a boys'-club label when we were starting.
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I think you can expect Sony, in the case of PSP specifically, to deliver a technology that is going to reinvent and change handheld entertainment, and take it to a brand new level.
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China was the first time I truly felt like an outsider. I fell in love with the process of trying to become intimate with the culture.
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I don't know what my Death Row meal would be. I'm surprised that people can even eat when they're on Death Row.
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We can't assign beliefs to people who don't have a voice to express them. And we can't assume what someone thinks.
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What's sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose.
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On screen, everyone stares at your face, but on stage, you can basically play anybody.
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If I could have just one more wish, I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes.
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Yes, the kingdom of Christianity and the Church has been one of the most destructive forces in history, and there are levels of bastardization of religious beliefs. But the unique thing about Christianity is that it is so amorphous and not reductive to culture or place or anything. It's extremely malleable.
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Much learning shows how little mortals know;Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy.
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Before you are five and twenty you must establish a character that will serve you all your life.
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One of the primary questions in a state-church arrangement is, 'which controls which?' . . . In Norway, for example, the liberal labor government has regularly angered Church officials by making controversial ministerial appointments against the wishes of the clergy. . . . These and other actions have strained the church-state relationship almost to the breaking point. As a result, some of the bishops have advocated disestablishment.
