"There were three kinds of evangelical leaders: The dumb or idealistic ones who really believed. The out-and-out charlatans. And the smart ones who still believed â€“ sort of â€“ but knew that the evangelical world was sh*t, but who couldn't figure out any way to earn as good a living anywhere else."

-- Frank Schaeffer

#Smart Quotes #Leader Quotes #Dumb Quotes

“Some fear flutter because they do not understand it. And some fear it because they do.”
“What goes up must come down. But don't expect it to come down where you can find it.”
“The deceptive, glossy media images of faces, bodies and social lifestyles, make us hate ourselves so we will buy a solution to love ourselves once again.”
“Plato's cave is full of freaks.”
“Film and the other creative industries are being transformed by digital technologies.”
“Don't ever admit you know a thing about cooking or it'll be used against you ...”

Source : Rebecca Wells (2009). “Little Altars Everywhere: Novel, A”, p.19, Harper Collins
“The Lewis and Clark tale has all the all the elements that one would want to put into a movie. It has the, continual threat for life; it's got the thread of Indians; it's got disease. It has daily risk where these men may go under the water. It's got the fight with the elements. It's got the el the role of the unknown continually threatening them.”
“I like to be able to control which players I'm working with. Because it doesn't matter how good a coach you are if the guys you're working with think they already know it all. You need a response, you need to feel they're trying. I want players who are always striving to improve.”

Source : "Gordon Strachan: 'And people think I've got a problem with the press...'". Interview with Richard Rae, www.independent.co.uk. August 21, 2010.

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