"I think it rather pathetic that so many people are looking forward to heaven to prove that their doctrinal position was correct."

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Chuck Smith

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Heaven Quotes

“For a person who is dying only eternity counts.”
“I was not interested in doing the plot of OEDIPUS in blackface. I did wonder, what would these people have been like if they hadn't been in that situation? . . . One could look at Oedipus, or at my character Augustus, as a cynical schemer who did everything because he was hungry for power. But that's just too easy. I'm more interested in how humans can embody conflicting goals and emotions.”
“What we humans think we know is nothing compared to what we need to believe to numb the fear and pain.”
“I am not one of those who believe that a great standing army is the means of maintaining peace, because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.”
“Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too.”
“I found, and find, the scrutiny of Dr. Lecter uncomfortable, intrusive, like the humming of your thoughts when they x-ray your head.”
“I can't impress enough upon people that if you tell an honest story that people relate to and people believe and invest in, you can do anything.”
“Zero wasnt worried, " When you spend your whole life living in a shole", he said, "the only way you can go is up.”

Source : "The Walkmen". Interview With Mike Carriere, pitchfork.com. November 25, 2008.

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