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BILL FRIST I would lay my life on the line that the IRA has acted in good faith, and has fully disarmed,
ALEC REID You subtract Christianity from Huston Smith, and there is no Huston Smith left.
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CARLOS WALLACE I guess John Wayne would be one. I just respected the way he acted.
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ALPHONSUS LIGUORI In life, if we have hope in God, it makes us happy. Jesus is all that we need.
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FRED FOX Dad?" Jesus asked.
"Yes, son?" God replied.
"Do we look like man or does he look like us?"...
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JONATHAN EDWARDS Dad?" Jesus said.
"Yes son. What is it?" God replied.
"Why have you left the stars turned ...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS My grandmother always acted in other people's interests, whether they wanted her to or not. If they'...
EMILY LEVINE I think we acted on the best information that we had,
DAVE LEWIS If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.
ROBERT G. INGERSOLL If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.
ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL God plants His saints in the most useless places. We say, 'God intends me to be here because I am so...
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MARK GRACE I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishme...
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SHRADDHA KAPOOR I am sure that God has given all his time in making you, the remaining human race has been created i...
AMIT KALANTRI I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in God and suffers no visible...
BERTRAND RUSSELL Young man, if God had wanted you to see me that way, he would have put your eyes in your bellybutton...
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ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL All my life I have prayed to God that I should remain religiously orthodox, culturally conservative,...
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KATE MCCULLAGH The Bible is the story of two gardens: Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the s...
MAX LUCADO If God had a wife, He would be in trouble too if He dodged His chores.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO No man can see God in this life and live because His glory would annihilate our poor, weak human nat...
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POPE BENEDICT XVI God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh.
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THOMAS HARDY I am what I am, I'm doing very well in my life, and I'm thankful to God for that.
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"Yes son?" God replied.
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A.W. TOZER I am accountable.
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Presenting myself a living sa...
CARLTON T. BROWN I have been asked if I have ever seen God! No, but I have seen his hand in my life!
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BRIAN TRACY God and His Son are glorified personages. God the Father is our living Creator, and His Son, Jesus C...
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JAMES BLUNT To think that guys who grew up in the '60s would make a miniseries supporting the idea that Oswa...
GARY GOETZMAN My difficulties lay deeper. It was more than I could believe that Jesus was the only incarnate son o...
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ERIC METAXAS I have often tried to imagine how I might have acted differently. Always I end up in the same place.
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DAVID L. HATTON Mr Black asserts his innocence without qualification... (and) has, at all times, acted in good faith...
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YEARDLEY SMITH You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
YEARDLEY SMITH My husband taught me so much about being a father. No matter what any of our children do, my husband...
TASHA SMITH I have never felt anchored when it comes to fashion. I've always had to depend on a stylist help...
TASHA SMITH I would rather do surrogacy before adopting. If I can't do it, I'd rather find someone who w...
TASHA SMITH We in this entertainment industry try to act like we're so super powerful. we're not being h...
TASHA SMITH Everyone has something that they desperately need that makes them feel good, that they don't wan...
TASHA SMITH I do what I believe the Lord did, and that is walk in love with all mankind, which I don't see a...
TASHA SMITH Angela Bassett is a friend of mine and someone who I truly admire tremendously in terms of her work ...
TASHA SMITH When think about the Frank Oceans of the world, it's not like we don't have gay men within t...
TASHA SMITH I use honey to condition my hair and eggs for protein. Also, mayonnaise and olive oil are great opti...
TASHA SMITH There was definitely a time where I did not believe in the Lord. I needed to understand the love of ...
TASHA SMITH There is a restaurant in L.A. called Crustacean, which is very famous for its garlic crab. Well, I c...
TASHA SMITH Mr. Idris Elba is amazing! He happens to be British, but what's funny about him is that when he&...
TASHA SMITH I felt bad to have to get divorced. I wasn't proud of that.
TASHA SMITH I have been doing so much. Speaking engagements... producing... developing a half-hour sitcom... wor...
TASHA SMITH When I speak of family, I immediately think of a support system who can give you a reality check whe...
TASHA SMITH I'm a black woman who loves hair. I enjoy changing my hair, having fun with it - just hair! I go...
TASHA SMITH No person is perfect. I haven't, thank God, had any infidelity issues. But you can't say wha...
TASHA SMITH I was familiar with 'Addicted' for a long time, even prior to the movie, way before it got t...
TASHA SMITH Anytime there's a God, there has to be a devil. And anytime there's good, there has to be ev...
TASHA SMITH Now that we have a true leader who stands for family and has a loving relationship with his wife, ma...
TASHA SMITH Acting changed my life. I say God and then acting. Because becoming an actor, I've gained a new ...
TASHA SMITH There was a time when I just felt like a superwoman. I was like, 'I got Jesus! I ain't afrai...
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