"These figures emphasize how soft people's commitment to God is. Americans are willing to expend some energy in religious activities such as attending church and reading the Bible, and they are willing to throw some money in the offering basket, but when it comes time to truly establishing their priorities and making a tangible commitment to knowing and loving God, most people stop short."

-- George Barna

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“I found I could also be good in cross country. I don't think my running style has anything to do with it. If you have speed and your body feels good, you can do any distance.”
“I had a little bit of a vocal strain at a certain period of time that made me lay off the singing, and while I was lying off the singing, I was pursuing the acting.”
“I only take Viagra when I'm with more than one woman.”

Source : "Jack Nicholson: the film great it would be hard to forget" by Ryan Gilbey, www.theguardian.com. September 7, 2013.
“Reading was like a drug, a dope. The novels created moods in which I lived for days.”

Source : Richard Wright (1997). “Richard Wright Reader”
“The only truly dependable production technologies are those that are sustainable over the long term. By that very definition, they must avoid erosion, pollution, environmental degradation, and resource waste. Any rational food-production system will emphasize the well-being of the soil-air-water biosphere, the creatures which inhabit it, and the human beings who depend upon it.”
“Movies aren't finished, they're abandoned. And you have to make your peace with that.”
“Did you ever see a chameleon catch a fly? The chameleon gets behind the fly and remains motionless for some time, then he advances very slowly and gently, first putting forward one leg and then the other. At last, when well within reach, he darts his tongue and the fly disappears. England is the chameleon and I am that fly.”
“Startups donâ€™t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a profitable business model.”

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