John Shelby Spong Quotes

The Christians tried to separate themselves from the Jewish crowd so they wouldn't be the recipients of the persecution of the Romans. And the way they did it was to say, the Jews killed our hero too. And so Christians began to define themselves over against the orthodox party of the Jews as a way of surviving against the Roman onslaught.

John Shelby Spong

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HeroPartySayWayOverJewish

As an owner, you have a choice. Do you want to adopt a vision that you think is real sharp and real cutting edge and could get you from good to great - has a chance - or do you want to just say the organization is not about that, and we're not going to try to adopt a new coaching philosophy and vision.

Jeffrey Lurie

GoodVisionGreatOrganizationThink

Everyone who knows me will know the truth, which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child.

Michael Jackson

LifeTruthChildrenChildMeKnow

My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this.

Russell Simmons

WomenBeautifulDayManI AmWorld

My own grandmother went to great lengths to make sure I knew simple things like how and when to open the door for a lady. And the best thing my mama taught me was to pray.

Ronnie Dunn

GreatBestSimpleMeDoorLady

The important things that in a campaign we talk about, let us not forget that once the election is over.

Mike Rounds

ElectionImportantForgetTalkOver

Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star.

Liza Minnelli

ChildGrowing UpGrowingHollywood

I think, as a woman, you do sort of have to work twice as hard, but I don't feel as if I wasn't given opportunities.

Lorene Scafaria

WorkWomanOpportunitiesThinkYou

I don't love acting. How can you love something when you sit around 12 hours a day and work 10 minutes a day? I'm just doing it because it keeps me off the streets and out of jail.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

WorkLoveDayMeDoingActing

I'm trying to be as green as I can. As an airline pilot, I have a carbon footprint that's a size 10, so it's pretty hard.

Bruce Dickinson

GreenTryingI CanPilotHardSize

I'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish? If I can give young people something to think about, like the future, that's a better use of my time.

Arnold Palmer

FutureTimePastPeopleBetter

I never watched 'Star Trek.'

William Shatner

NeverStarWatchedStar TrekTrek

A country isn't sovereign if we can't control who comes in and who's allowed to come in.

Phyllis Schlafly

ControlCountryComeWhoSovereign

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