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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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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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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I've been dancing since I was seven, but I never really developed a regimen until I was on Broadway and responsible for a professional performance every night.
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I have two cats at home in Minnesota with my family. Beau and Skippy.
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It's a weird feeling to have outlived virtually everyone you ever worked with.
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I thought music could take you to a place where you didn't even feel ownership of it, you just felt lucky you were there. It's like church without God, or something. It's about feeling, hope and catharsis and things that are nurturing.
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Blasphemy and sedition meaning the truth about Church and State.
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What the churches are peddling is high abstraction, and you really have to work yourself up into a lather to be able to accept that as worthy of that kind of attention. The psychedelic subset of society is into an experience, and it's accessible.
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I like to call up ghosts of things past for myself when I'm working a lot.
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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.
