"In the end, you do need institutions to transmit the faith for the long haul. That's why I make the case that, in certain ways, American Protestants could stand to recover the denominationalism that they've left behind over the last 50 years. They are real values in having a confessional tradition that can sustain your faith over the long term."

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Source : Source: www.christianpost.com

Ross Douthat

#Real Quotes #Years Quotes #Long Quotes

“I keep a couple of notebooks too into which I record ideas for story titles or characters or situations, and these notes help me quite a bit when I'm feeling at loose ends and not sure of what to work on next.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“All reined up in old language and old assumptions, straining to jump clean-hoofed on to a whole new track of being I only suspect is there. I can't see it, because my educated, average head is being held at the wrong angle. I can't jump because the bit forbids it, and my own basic force - my horsepower, if you like - is too little.”

Source : Peter Shaffer (2011). “Equus”, p.10, Simon and Schuster
“The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine.”
“I worked for a lot of candidates, in tough campaigns that lost. Most of my candidates lost until Bill Clinton. There was always a point where you look in their eyes and they knew it was over. And there was never that point with Clinton. He never quit. He never gave up.”
“Never live with someone that won the Heisman.”
“You can't learn something about all women. Sometimes I feel that the older I get, the less of a grip I've got on it.”

Source : "Jamie Hince: What I've Learned" by Ben Mitchell, www.esquire.com. April 28, 2014.
“Sometimes we behave as though there was something more important than life. But what?”
“You know what I'm thinking?' Maggie said. I had no idea. 'Nope,' David replied. Apparently David didn't know either. Maggie turned to me with pleading eyes.'Our babysitter has the flu.' 'I'm sorry to hear that,' I replied. Dead silence. I honestly had no idea what Maggie was getting at, so I misread the silence. 'It's not serious, I hope,' I said sympathetically.”

Source : Lisa Lutz (2013). “Trail of the Spellmans: Document #5”, p.185, Simon and Schuster

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