John Shelby Spong Quotes

I never really liked the Gospel of John because I never could find the humanity of Jesus in it. I thought it presented Jesus as a visitor from another planet; in addition, John's gospel is and has been interpreted as a document that fuels anti-Semitism in the church.

John Shelby Spong

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ThoughtChurchHumanityFindNever

I don't want people to come and see our gig because of the magnificent things I'm doing with my hips, but it's their evening, you know. They have to have fun. I'm a little bit naive.

Andrew Eldritch

FunPeopleHave FunEveningDoing

I keep this crazy notebook of song ideas.

Max von Essen

IdeasCrazySongKeepNotebook

To play an older woman, 'til the look is not affected, it is never a problem for me. To play a matured character, it's different. You get to learn so much. It becomes more serious.

Anita Hassanandani Reddy

CharacterWomanMeLearnProblem

There has been one defining production for me in each decade.

Stephen Daldry

MeDecadeProductionBeenDefining

That's part of what I remember about seeing the movies that influenced me: the experience of watching them with a crowd and how they react to something.

Travis Beacham

ExperienceMeRememberSeeingMovies

I've watched with a kind of wary eye how gaming has progressed. I was there at the beginning with Pong in the arcade, and a lot of my great childhood memories were around a 'Tempest' machine.

Trent Reznor

MemoriesGreatChildhoodBeginning

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended-and not to take a hint when a hint isn't intended.

Robert Frost

LifeFamilyTakeGreatestHint

Football, like boxing, will never go away, just occupy a different role in the American zeitgeist.

Mary Pilon

FootballAmericanGoBoxingNever

The rich and famous expect to get a lot for their story, whether they are writing it themselves or not. It's not that they need the money, of course; it's a question of ego, like catching the biggest fish.

Michael Korda

MoneyWritingEgoStoryRichFish

I've been obsessed with doomsday for a long time - the idea that different cultures respond to it differently, and religions will change people's outlook on it.

Lorene Scafaria

ChangeTimePeopleLongLong Time

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

MeLikeEnsembleBlandTerm

Your look changes depending on your confidence, and then your beauty changes. When I first came to New York, all the people were saying, 'You look so Asian because you have a different eye shape.' They didn't really understand because they didn't really see that many Asian models.

Liu Wen

BeautyConfidenceNew YorkPeople

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