"I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God."

-- John Shelby Spong

#God Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“We need more cartoonists to truly retire when they retire, and not run repeats.”
“The French are sawed-off sissies who eat snails and slugs and cheese that smells like people's feet. Utter cowards who force their own children to drink wine, they gibber like baboons even when you try to speak to them in their own wimpy language.”
“I don't believe I ever saw an Oklahoman who wouldn't fight at the drop of a hat -- and frequently drop the hat himself.”
“I guess maybe another gift I have is a great work ethic.”
“I had an argument with my students on why they want to present their work in an iBook, it's like your sister who has no design training, put on some outfits in the bedroom, took some pictures, sent them to Apple and after paying 40 quid, you have a portfolio! I can't believe it.”
“I get a chance to see new bands and new music. I've seen a lot of amazing local bands, bands that I think 'have what it takes', that they could become the next big thing. More often than not it doesn't happen.”
“Jews have a special relationship to books, and the Haggadah has been translated more widely, and reprinted more often, than any other Jewish book. It is not a work of history or philosophy, not a prayer book, user's manual, timeline, poem or palimpsest - and yet it is all these things.”
“You can know someone all your life, like your parents or family, but Iâ€™ll tell you this, Ned. Thereâ€™s an expression on their face, or a tone in their voice, or a way they walk, that youâ€™ve never ever seen before. Like theyâ€™ve kept it hidden. Until their brother dies. Or their son. I remember those days and they were like these strangers and I wanted to say, Who are you people?”

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