"Jesus' death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate is as sure as anything historical can ever be. For if no follower of Jesus had written anything for one hundred years after his crucifixition, we would still know about him from two authors not among his supporters. Their names are Flavius Josephus and Cornelius Tacitus."

-- John Dominic Crossan

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“Men can be attracted but not forced to the faith. You may drive people to baptism, (but) you won't move them one step further in religion.”
“The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior.”
“Unfortunately, the (budget) does not . . . help Congress reform such programs as Medicaid and Medicare, which both grow at average rate of around 8 percent each year through 2015 and will continue to eat up more of the total federal budget.”
“One of the nice things about being me is you show up in a town, you meet somebody interesting and entertaining, and for 48 hours, what a wonderful person to be around. You mess around, and all of that is super, super fun, and you don't have to deal with the long-term consequences of it.”
“As the saints of God meet together Jesus still manifests Himself. And seeing Him, there comes to us a new joy and peace, a new sense of the purpose and worthfulness of life. Seeing Him there comes to us a new power for battle and for conquest.”

Source : CLOVIS G. CHAPPELL (1970). “SORMONS ON BIBLICAL CHARACTERS”
“We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup.”
“If it was not for Rajiv Gandhi, urbanization in India would have been history.”
“I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.”

Source : "Reforming the Way Washington Works". www.huffingtonpost.com. July 20, 2010.

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