Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.
Quotes to Explore
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The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.
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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people; and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.
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Always remember: My general theme is 'There is no message.' There never has been. Stop trying to find the message or the meaning in everything. That's. My. Theme.
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The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
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I guess I have a certain willingness for audacity.
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In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln.
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The majority of the time, they take air out of the football. I think that, for me, is a disadvantage.
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People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.
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At first sight experience seems to bury us under a flood of external objects, pressing upon us with a sharp and importunate reality, calling us out of ourselves in a thousand forms of action.
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I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.
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My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
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In early Islam, it was an absolute tenet that the prophet was not to be worshipped. The prophet was a messenger. And one of the things that's happened in Islam is this cult of the prophet, which to my view is counter to the original tradition.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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India has large proven reserves of gas that remain unexploited.
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The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.
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All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
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How do you grow up in the shadow of a guy - I want to talk about the movie in a second - but how do you grow up in the shadow of a guy who really is a legend in his own time?
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I can't do with mountains at close quarters - they are always in the way, and they are so stupid, never moving and never doing anything but obtrude themselves.
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Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.
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My mom always says I cut my teeth on the church pew.
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When I found out the heads of the Church were up to things that were not good. I left. I say, you know I don't want to be a part of that at all.
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The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.
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I quit 'Splash!' because I couldn't dive off a 3 m. board.
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When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.
