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John Shelby Spong Quotes

The church is not going to survive if they are going to tell people that they have to twist their minds into 1st century pretzels.

John Shelby Spong

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: clergyman
Nationality: american
Birth: June 16, 1931

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People Survive Church Minds Tell

At one point, my house was a school for autistic children. I opened up my doors to about 30 kids and their families at the time. I was turning into Mary Poppins because I had to do something for these kids who have nowhere to go. So my house was the school for two years.

Children Time School Doors House Go

A representative is free delivery; she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch.

Beauty People Free Want Personal

The Democrats have no actual policy proposals of their own unless constant carping counts as a policy.

Policy Own Democrats Counts Constant

Sting was one of my first and biggest influences. One night in North Carolina, when I reached out and touched his shoulder, he had the face paint on, and I didn't know why, but I loved it. I wanted to be just like him, and I was only 11 years old.

Night Face Loved Know Why Shoulder

The idea of audiences becoming part of the show is, I think, where theatre is going.

Theatre Think Where Going Becoming

I live in places where, although I don't take public stands, I'm surrounded by liberals, and I've spent a lot of time in this country talking to people who have very different views than the people I live around and trying to see kind of what's in common beneath those conversations.

Anand Giridharadas

Live Time People Talking Trying See

I have a very lively and colourful show. It's two hours of hits and the music speaks for itself.

Music Two Show Hours Hits Very

I didn't go to film school so my learning was done out in public and showed up on the screen.

Learning School Go Done Out Up

I love to think on my feet, and I love to be able to feel from a close proximity how things are going.

Love Feet Think Feel Things Going

You shouldn't be afraid of failure - when something fails, you think, 'What did I learn from that experience? I can do better next time.' Then kill that project and move on to the next. Don't get disappointed.

Niklas Zennstrom

Failure Time Experience Think Better

I don't play videogames and generally think that online activism is a giant waste of time.

Time Think Play Activism Waste

I don't play politics; I don't do that. I think there's too many celebrities out there claiming what they believe. I think it's our job to get people out to study the issues and to know what they believe and what they want to vote for.

Politics Job People Believe Think

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