"A debate has one purpose, one purpose only, and that is to facilitate the exchange of ideas directly between two candidates, and that's it."

-- Jim Lehrer

#Ideas Quotes #Two Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it.”
“For one man who can introduce another to Jesus Christ by the way he lives and by the atmosphere of his life, there are a thousand who can only talk jargon about him”
“It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.”
“He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity.”
“If you want to make a [rhubarb] pie from scratch, first you have to create the universe.”
“I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.”
“Those who hope to avoid all failure and misfortune are trying to live in a fairyland; wise people realistically accept failures as a part of life and build philosophies to meet them and make the best of them.”
“If you are going to write, nothing will stop you, and if you are not going to write, nothing will make you.”

Source : Interview with Sarah Kinson, www.theguardian.com. May 17, 2007.

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