John Shelby Spong Quotes

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

John Shelby Spong

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GodPeopleThinkWorthDignityOwn

During the last war when there was a market for everything that could be produced, the production capacity of Canada and the United States, which were outside the battle area, increased one hundred percent.

John Boyd Orr

WarBattleCanadaOutsideEverything

My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education.

Jennifer Garner

EducationPeopleMomPovertyPlace

In court, jurors are admonished by the judge at every recess not to discuss the case or form any opinions until the case is given to them for deliberations. Of course, there is no such limitation on the public.

Robert Shapiro

JudgeOpinionsRecessLimitation

While we know, on average, that certain positions experience more repetitive head impacts and are more likely at greater risk for CTE, no position is immune.

Ann McKee

ExperienceKnowRiskMoreHead

I think, when you become a politician, if you talk about religion too much, you're pandering or something.

Amy Chozick

ReligionThinkYouToo MuchBecome

I was surprised I won the award because I've always been a very aggressive player and I earn my share of fouls on the court. I play rough, and because I'm an older player, of course I use tricks on the younger players.

Sue Wicks

AwardPlayAggressiveAlwaysEarn

All science requires mathematics. The knowledge of mathematical things is almost innate in us. This is the easiest of sciences, a fact which is obvious in that no one's brain rejects it; for laymen and people who are utterly illiterate know how to count and reckon.

Roger Bacon

KnowledgeScienceMathematicsPeople

I'd love to do a Marvel movie.

Michaela Watkins

LoveMarvelMovie

Very few of the men whose names have become great in the early pioneering of jazz and of swing were trained in music at all. They were born musicians: they felt their music and played by ear and memory. That was the way it was with the great Dixieland Five.

Louis Armstrong

MusicGreatMenMemoryMusicians

Every American president must be held to the highest standard. No president of any color should be given a free pass for screw-ups, lies or failure to keep a promise.

Juan Williams

FailureFreeColorAmericanPass

Obama does seem to have what both FDR and Lincoln had, which is the recognition that you have to hold back at times and then wait to come forward.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

WaitForwardRecognitionYouBack

Web projects aren't done until I'm happy, or someone changes the password to the server. A formal release does not stop me from working on it more.

Chris Milk

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