"The decline of institutional Christianity over the last 40 or 50 years has empowered a side of American religion that has always been there. The sort of do-it-yourself, "create your own Jesus" kind of faith. But, the forms that faith takes do have a real reason they are so appealing."

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Source : Source: www.christianpost.com

#Jesus Quotes #Real Quotes #Years Quotes

“I've been called a minimalist composer for more than 30 years, and while I've never really agreed with the description, I've gotten used to it.”
“Purpose is a soft virtue- but it's what gives you steel in your spine.”
“Friendship's an abstract of this noble flame, 'Tis love refin'd, and purged from all its dross, 'Tis next to angel's love, if not the same, As strong in passion is, though not so gross.”
“Not all introductions worked well. Rabbits were an unmitigated environmental disaster. Unchecked by any natural predator, they bred at a staggering rate and chewed their way across vast areas of pastureland as well as any garden that came their way. Attempts to control them by introducing ferrets, weasels and stoats did much more harm than good. Although these predators probably killed a reasonable number of rabbits, they also devastated populations of kiwi and raided the nests of flighted birds.”
“Life is wonderful. It's a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn't really anything else.”

Source : Michael Crichton (1997). “The Lost World”, Knopf
“To me it's like, every time I'm a director, like today, you're the captain of the ship, so you better dress like it. You're the host of the party.”

Source : "The Mooring of Starting Out: Mike Mills on Beginners". Interview With Durga Chew-Bose, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 3, 2011.
“Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.”
“When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.”

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