"In the last generation, with public Christianity in headlong retreat, we have caught our first, distant view of a de-Christianized world , and it is not encouraging."

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Source : Paul Johnson (2012). “History of Christianity”, p.720, Simon and Schuster

Paul Johnson

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“Your value depends on what you make of yourself. Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.”
“You soon learn thereâ€™s no elegance or dignity in death if you spend time in the castle kitchens. You learn how ugly it is, and how good it tastes.”
“Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.”
“A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.”
“One has to be careful what one takes when one goes away forever.”
“It seems to me that Mr. Sculley understood the very nucleus of existence, that he had kept his young eyes and young heart even though his body had grown old. He saw straight through to the cosmic order of things, and he knew that life is not held only in flesh and bone, but also in those objects - a good, faithful pair of shoes; a reliable car; a pen that always works; a bike that has taken you many a mile...”
“When I experience something or feel something, that's kind of transferred to the audience. There's a lot of great breakthrough moments that come out of that.”
“I just admire everybody and sit in awe and watch them.”

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