Rodney Stark
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Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliat... RODNEY STARK The more members of the clergy that are out there working to expand their congregations, the more pe... RODNEY STARK Leading Christian theologians such as Augustine and Aquinas were not what today might be called '... RODNEY STARK The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully re... RODNEY STARK The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress. RODNEY STARK The great myth that many social scientists want to encourage is that there is an incompatibility bet... RODNEY STARK Commemoration of Wilfrid, Abbot of Ripon, Bishop of York, Missionary, 709 Commemoration of Elizabet... RODNEY STARK Mormons are an extraordinarily educated and professional population. They have all these virtues: Th... RODNEY STARK Theology necessitates an image of God as a conscious, rational, supernatural being of unlimited powe... RODNEY STARK That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian fai... RODNEY STARK It seems that not being religious is a form of risk-taking, consistent with other patterns of short-... RODNEY STARK High testosterone levels have been proven to make men more likely to commit crimes. The tendency in ... RODNEY STARK We can in fact first place the beam of rays of moving positive atomic ions in a plane perpendicular ... JOHANNES STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK PETE STARK KOO STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK Moreover, the abundance of chemical compounds and their importance in daily life hindered the chemis... JOHANNES STARK A beam of luminous hydrogen canal rays has, owing to its velocity, exactly the same direction as tha... JOHANNES STARK PETE STARK The question of the composition of perceptible objects is one which already occupied the mind of the... JOHANNES STARK The energy here is infectious. We get crazy tired. But it's a good tired. BILL STARK Cancer doesn't stop. And neither should we. BILL STARK Mark was in a sales manager position and objected to some of the things he observed, including offen... BILL STARK She loved Hardin County , loved the community, and just wanted to give something back. BILL STARK We have learnt through experience that when an electrical ray strikes the surface of an atom, an ele... JOHANNES STARK At the head of these new discoveries and insights comes the establishment of the facts that electric... JOHANNES STARK The most common and most important result of them is that the nature and size of the effect on corre... JOHANNES STARK FREYA STARK The most ominous of fallacies--the belief that things can be kept static by inaction. FREYDA STARK My father used to say: Never suspect people, It's better to be deceived or mistaken, which is only h... STARK YOUNG We look forward to demonstrating the first integrated 10G PHY/EDC device at OFC. This integration, t... DON STARK He's not going to be sitting in a rocking chair. I can't wait to see what he's going to be doing. HOWARD STARK They don't believe this is a war for oil, and I think the American people have woken up. They know t... HOWARD STARK Got out in two and a half hours, didn't even break a rib, and everything was fine. HOWARD STARK We've overused our antibiotics and now, they don't work. That's a serious issue. HOWARD STARK I lived in Dallas, and it's a big city, but you can jump on any freeway and drive in any directi... STARK SANDS By allowing the positive ions to pass through an electric field and thus giving them a certain veloc... JOHANNES STARK Thus at the beginning of 1906 it seemed to be established that the emitters of the spectral series o... JOHANNES STARK FREYA STARK They have passion and are hard-driven. They're amazing. ALAN STARK I grew up in Oklahoma, a redneck state. When I realized I was gay, I really had to hide and be very ... ALAN STARK My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that mo... STARK SANDS I feel I'm pretty zen and laid back. I don't have a lot of rage in my real life. STARK SANDS I'm always afraid if I slack up or give in, I'll get lazy. VIOLET STARK The treadmill is a lot harder on your joints. It's kind of boring, too, unless there's a TV program ... VIOLET STARK If this works, it's going to open a whole new field of astronomy. ANTONY STARK We believe that the black hole is being starved of gas. ANTONY STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK It seems like it was so long ago now and seems like almost a lifetime ago. EMILY STARK I've called a couple of times and left messages to have my calls returned by him (Mayor Larry Warren... WILLIAM STARK PETE STARK Don't be walking around the house doing laundry or mopping the floors. RICHARD STARK Make sure it's on the shoe that will cross the finish line first. RICHARD STARK We've got a good history of working with Action Performance (Elliott's racing team). Everyone has to... DAN STARK In my view the structure of the whole atom was that of an individual, with all its parts interconnec... JOHANNES STARK For under certain conditions the chemical atoms emit light waves of a specific length or oscillation... JOHANNES STARK They have scars, but it's nice because one sister has exactly the same scars in exactly the same pla... EMILY STARK just sitting here thinking about life; it really is too short to waste it on nonsense and things tha... EVAN STARK We know we're 10 million years away from having a Milky Way with an active nucleus. ANTONY STARK He's been a leader for our team and a great example for other kids to follow. He's a grinder; he's a... BOBBY STARK They played as well or better than they have all year. They're playing together, putting in a lot of... BOBBY STARK Corey is cruising right along. He wants to end his career on a high note and there's no reason he ca... BOBBY STARK We don't see any effects with them moving around and playing, they look just as awkward as any other... JAMES STARK To see him ski is to see fluidity, as if he were a droplet of water trickling down a rough plaster w... PETER STARK [A sane person would have turned down the assignment.] And all this risk for what? ... To satisfy my... PETER STARK How much of Africa had been explored out of simple hatred? PETER STARK I am at a loss to explain how we lost that game. BILLY STARK FREYA STARK Those are the closest beetles nearest the project site. MARK STARK This is nothing new. Since the Greeks, people sat on a hillside with a basket to eat and watch Eurip... DOUGLAS STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK FREYA STARK I come from Fort Lauderdale, and I like places like that, where it's OK if I have a boyfriend, to ho... ALAN STARK At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness. PETER STARK FREYA STARK Early on, we were the only place in town other than Starlight (Musicals) and places like Market Squa... DOUGLAS STARK According to this model, human beings are, at least in one aspect, sensation-receiving machines; and... CRUCE STARK You were just supposed to be a one night stand but you poked my eye, and kissed me sweet and listene... LOLA STARK We have seen an incredible outpouring of energy, support and passion towards the goal of keeping (th... DON STARK He's careful and works to make sure he knows where all the political land mines are and sorts them a... DON STARK He speaks out pretty strongly and quickly and some would say harshly on ... what he would see as a s... DON STARK We feel Florida provides enough skill athletes. There are a lot of quality linemen in Texas. DON STARK When my partner and I originally started, we were looking to generate income that would provide for ... DOUGLAS STARK (Playwrights) now are writing for sitcoms because they get a lot more money, and the quality doesn't... DOUGLAS STARK We're here to entertain, we're not here to change the opinion of the world; we're not here to teach ... DOUGLAS STARK At this point, whether the audience has trained us, or we've trained the audience, we're closer to t... DOUGLAS STARK Along a series of lines running from longer to shorter wavelengths the effect of the electric field ... JOHANNES STARK We didn't end up with one paralyzed and one that could run and play. We ended up with the perfect sc... EMILY STARK You're going to eventually see more stored value cards, which might be a way for you to pay for smal... ELLEN STARK Over the past 25 years, we've seen the deregulation of the airline industry, the financial services ... ELLEN STARK The Internet has brought businesses from all around the world in touch with consumers from all aroun... ELLEN STARK Helen’s secretary’s phone was ringing off the hook as Clavier and I passed through the antechamb... NELL STARK There's not one major electronics manufacturer who isn't trying to target this space. DAN STARK Sponsoring a race helps us foster corporate alliances with other entities and it gives us a pretty s... DAN STARK I don't have to worry about the car qualifying or not. DAN STARK We're extremely excited about this year's race, especially with more than 50 million devoted fans fo... DAN STARK Because they could never cure what she got in the hospital. HOWARD STARK I wanted to get my diabetes under control. I lost my mother to diabetes and a stroke. VIOLET STARK As part of our complete USB IP solution, we expect the new PHY IP to be adopted in many cost- and po... GURI STARK We're here to capture the synergy that was created by the Super Bowl and the construction of Ford Fi... JAMES STARK We are negotiating a final lease with the owners of the building. We have some details still to work... JAMES STARK (It) could come from a catheter, it could come a health-care worker not washing the hands, not clean... HOWARD STARK I held her in my arms, and her pressure fell and she went to sleep in my arms. HOWARD STARK Max was full of life. And we had good times together. HOWARD STARK He came from a large public school, but he had a talent for optimism and took off running. HOWARD STARK Well, look--scarcity, need, desire--ugly as these things can be, they're the building blocks of most... TONY STARK Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy. TONY STARK sometimes you gotta Run before you can Walk. TONY STARK They like the bells and whistles. LOUISE STARK We just wanted to make sure we can access it with our horses. LOUISE STARK That piece got our attention. LOUISE STARK It's very open, with windows on both sides so it is more comfortable and less claustrophobic for the... LAURA STARK This is the latest and greatest technology. LAURA STARK He (Donovan) had it in the back of his mind for years now. He kept at it, kept us motivated for the ... LAURA STARK This year, we put a lot more emphasis in the relays and scoring. We've been learning over the past t... LAURA STARK We are pleased to continue our relationship with IBM and its world class engineering team to provide... LAURA STARK It's upsetting, but I'm happy I finished off on a good note with the (Non-Public A) state championsh... LAURA STARK We weren't completely focused and after our swims yesterday, we knew we had to pick it up today. We ... LAURA STARK I was happy with how I did. I always feel I could improve or do better, but I'll take it. LAURA STARK Barriers aren't going to work. They are going to get around them, they are going to innovate. The ne... LAURA STARK When the guy with asthma finally came in from the fire escape, Parker rabbit-punched him and took hi... RICHARD STARK It's the perfect setup for skin infections. JEFF STARK PETE STARK The study does not involve examining the queries in more than a cursory way. 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Christian theology is not only opposed to the scientific spirit; it is opposed to every other form o... 
unscientific ways of thinking will dominate scientific thinking among human intellectuals, and lead ... 
I think that there is a quasi-religious theory of human nature that is prevalent among pundits and i... 
Don't be more serious than God. God invented dog farts. God designed your body's plumbing system. Go... 
Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... 
A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn. 
I wish I was home", She said miserably. 
All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conce... 
And, moreover, it is art in its most general and comprehensive form that is here discussed, for the ... 
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among... 
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'Design' is a word that's come to mean so much that it's also a word that has come t... 
Western "freedom" is a sophisticated form of control. 
The experience of the irrationality of the world has been the driving force of all religious revolut... 
Here is one fact 1 minute to finish the class, 1 day to die, one day behind that fact, one day in th... 
I believe that there is a Matrix and... to be more accurate I am in the Pornography Matrix. 
What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act? 
The word friend is a label anyone can try on. You decide who is best suited to wear it. Choose wisel... 
Mother Superior jump the gun...
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Just as Chairman Mao and Joseph Stalin started by going after the intellectuals, against those whose... 
She was scarcely a year older than I was, dark-haired, slender, with a face that would break your he... 
Philosophy, as I shall understand the word, is something intermediate between theology and science. 
Then a begging brother in a tattered brown robe said a blessing on his sword, and a maid kissed his ... 
Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes c... 
For many decades now - and certainly during my adult life in academe - the Western intellectual worl... 
The battle is not physical, it is spiritual and your mind is the battleground. Keep your mind pure a... 
Life is a re-discovery. 
Life Is a Misconception. 
It is a lie. 
Most victims of ISIL are, in fact, Muslims. So it seems to me that to refer to ISIL as occupying any... 
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western... 
the scientist's religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural ... 
Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True ... 
See, the thing about that word, Sharkey, the F-word, is that sometimes I make that word do too much ... 
I have discovered the most exciting, the most arduous literary form of all, the most difficult to ma... 
Madness is too glamorous a term to convey what happens to most people who are losing their minds. Th... 
What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has 'theology' ever said ... 
Religion is a solace to many and it is conceivable that some religion, somewhere, is Ultimate Truth.... 
Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because the... 
The word faith is a noun and has no verbal form in 
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So it can be seen that the trouble with the motion-picture art was (and is) that it is too much an i... 
The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people. 
Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken. 
Of course a woman who decides to work full time as a mother in the home can be happy and deserves fu... 
In societies where coolness and being cool is a top priority, the religious replace the word 'religi... 
The truly religious man does not embrace a religion; and he who embraces one has no religion. 
Arab nationalism in its traditional form was the way in which secular Arab Christians like Edward ha... 
The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautifu... 
For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence... 
I'm fucking the grave, I thought, I'm bringing the dead back to life... 
The slightest living thing answers a deeper need than all the works of man because it is transitory.... 
I have met charming people, lots who would be charming if they hadn't got a complex about the Britis... 
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It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required ... 
I have no qualms about saying I am more confident in the medical treatment in America. The breast ca... 
I think unleashing 3,000 smart bombs against the city of Baghdad in the first several days of the wa... 
One year they asked me to be poster boy - for birth control. 
When you have 435 people who are opinionated... sometimes agreeing on things is difficult. 
I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a pos... 
I grew up in Adelaide, Australia. No one in my family had finished high school, and I was smart at m... 
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears ... 
If you make your robot look exactly like Albert Einstein, then the robot better be as smart as Einst... 
There have been some management issues with Amtrak, but I think they have cleaned up their act. 
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