William Sloane Coffin Quotes

The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment.

William Sloane Coffin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 1, 1924 - April 12, 2006

Topics

LifeIgnoranceEnvironmentViolence

What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in 'Hoop Roots' was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not to watch.

John Edgar Wideman

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The Internet has democratized content, and the gatekeepers are no longer in control. That democracy is wonderful for entrepreneurs.

Andrew Zimmern

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Yes, my pageant career was incredibly short. I started at 19 and was done at 21. I started by competing for Miss California Teen, which I wound up winning, and I literally just entered the contest on a whim!

Meagan Tandy

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I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.

John McCain

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With each thing that you do, all the fears in life and safeguards block out, or obscure, who you truly are. I think that just a glimpse of the person ever comes through in most material.

Matthew Shultz

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I'm looking for a guy who makes you want to dance and write poetry all day long.

Angela Sarafyan

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Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.

Anjelica Huston

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I grew up in the '90s, and I loved Nirvana.

Josh Trank

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Horror movies don't exist unless you go and see them, and people always will.

Joss Whedon

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I'm a married man. If I want sex at this particular point in my life, I go home for it.

Davy Jones

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I oppose the personhood amendment. Years ago I'd said that I'd supported it - it was the wrong idea. Looking at it, talking to people of Colorado, I don't support it.

Cory Gardner

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I'm a big fan of IMAX/3-D films; I love that whole experience.

Sylvia Day

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