John Shelby Spong Quotes

I was baptized as an infant. I was confirmed as an adolescent; I was active in my church's youth group and in my university student group. I was married before the church's altar; trained at the church's seminaries, ordained deacon and priest at age 24.

John Shelby Spong

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AgeYouthChurchStudentGroup

The thing I take great comfort in and what I think is cool about the process is that I know in my heart that I gave it everything I had back then. That helps me sleep at night. I still feel proud and happy.

Jim James

HeartGreatSleepHappyMeCool

I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully.

Andre Previn

MusiciansJazzMoreWearFriendships

I consider myself to have a decent sense of humor. What's life without a sense of humor?

Mayer Hawthorne

LifeMyselfHumorSense Of Humor

Well, I'm clearly not ugly.

Megan Fox

UglyClearlyWell

The beauty of a Tarantino film is that the visuals match the rhythm of the words. That's his goal. And that's my goal.

Robert Richardson

BeautyWordsGoalRhythmFilmMatch

Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.

Tom Clancy

FlyGroundThemHelicoptersBadly

I am pleased to be endorsed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Like Sheriff Joe, I believe that illegal immigration is a major problem that undermines the rule of law.

Ron DeSantis

I AmLawBelieveImmigrationProblem

You come to a point where you realize your work doesn't save you.

Mike White

WorkYouRealizePointWhereCome

I don't remember the first time I won. I remember the first time I lost, and it sucked. It was go-karts; I was, like, 6 years old.

Juan Pablo Montoya

TimeRememberLostFirst TimeFirst

I started acting as a way to support myself.

Dinah Manoff

MyselfSupportActingWayStarted

No one heard about Bill Clinton on his first trip to New Hampshire. I showed Mike Huckabee around the state years before he ran, and no one knew him then, either.

Bob Ehrlich

NewFirstHimYearsTripKnew

Picture books are being marginalised. I get the feeling children are being pushed away from picture books earlier and earlier and being told to look at 'proper' books, which means books without pictures.

Anthony Browne

ChildrenPictureLookPicturesGet

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