Nancy Pearcey Quotes

In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter - which meant physical suffering did not matter either. Seeking 'enlightenment' meant cultivating an attitude of detachment, even indifference.

Nancy Pearcey

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AttitudeSufferingWorldMatterEven

The thing that I always try and say to young people starting out is your peer group is really the most important influence on your life because you are going to rise and fall together.

Joanna Coles

LifeTogetherPeopleInfluenceYou

Once I started looking for a record deal, I had a trainer. And the trainer told me that I would never sell a record if I didn't lose weight.

Jill Scott

MeLookingLoseNeverStartedSell

For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever.

Joan D. Vinge

PathYouChooseForeverMustEvery

I don't know why ESPN asked me to host the ESPYs. I think that they realize we, over at WWE, can engage a live audience. We certainly have an enormous following.

John Cena

LiveMeThinkKnowWhyRealize

I understand why my mum and my wife can't bear to watch me fight. There's a lot of blood, a lot of pain.

Amir Khan

WifePainFightMeWhyUnderstand

I believe in infrastructure, I believe in investing in your hard assets. Where I think government starts to fail is when it starts getting itself weighed down with the social programs. And I think the American public just feels like a lot of that money is tossed aside and wasted.

Mick Cornett

MoneyGovernmentBelieveThinkDown

My wife gave me a year to start making money out of writing, and after six months, I'd made not a bean. Suddenly, the books took off, and the beans started coming in!

Jonathan Stroud

MoneyWifeMeWritingStartYear

I try to ground most of my characters in reality somehow. That's kind of what I bring to the table.

Donnie Wahlberg

RealityTableKindTryGroundBring

If you're going to be an academic who's involved in the world of policy, you have to be involved in the world that exists.

Austan Goolsbee

WorldYouPolicyAcademicGoing

Leave history to historians.

Ali Babacan

HistoryLeaveHistorians

The bottom line is that after we defeat the armed forces of Iraq, that we will want to and need to provide stability throughout that country.

Peter Pace

CountryDefeatWantWillNeedLine

The ego is there, but I'm learning to channel it.

Ridley Scott

LearningEgoChannel

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