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Os Guinness Quotes

I'm obviously not an advocate of Christian America or a simplistic view of America as 'a city on a hill.'

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: irish
Birth: September 30, 1941

Topics

City View Christian America Hill

All a work of art can do is present the surface. I can't know the insides of people. I know very little about the inside of myself.

Work Art Myself People Present Know

When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey's avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state's sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment.

John Henrik Clarke

World Expectations Political Dream

If there's a common denominator in all of the parts I've played, they are all strong women in tough situations.

Women Tough Strong Strong Women

I'm scared of saying something that may get taken the wrong way.

Saying Wrong Way Scared May Get

Parents and schools should place great emphasis on the idea that it is all right to be different. Racism and all the other 'isms' grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity.

Great Racism Religion Diversity Grow

For a book publisher, there is hardly a more dangerous category than that of celebrity autobiography. Forget who it's by, most books of this kind not only fail but fail big, since they are invariably expensive.

Book Dangerous Forget Kind Celebrity

Social media campaigns and the savviness of ISIS and propaganda is what greatly concerns us Homeland Security officials.

Social Media Media Security Us

What would it take for me to eat human flesh? If that was the only way to stay alive, I would. I would eat anything.

Dominic Monaghan

Me Alive Way Human Eat Anything

Certain classes of weapons that are strictly military and have no useful purpose in sport, hunting, or self-defense should not be legally sold.

Purpose Hunting Military Self-Defense

My kids don't call me 'Mom' because I don't want them to. They're Michael's children. It's not that they are not my children, but I had them because I wanted him to be a father.

Father Children Me Mom Want Him

You know when Hollywood does a great big blockbuster that really wraps you up in a world, and lets you believe in extraordinary things that move you in some way, in an almost operatic sensibility? That to me is the most fun I have at the movies.

Christopher Nolan

Great Fun Me World Believe You

TV is a different animal these days. You can bring together really smart writing and directing, in-depth character development and really meaty political and emotional stories.

Character Together Smart Animal You

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