Philip Yancey When I write, I try to represent the ordinary person in the pew, which means that, ironically, I’m qualified to write about prayer by being unqualified! – Philip Yancey Ironically Quotes Ordinary Quotes Person Quotes Pew Quotes Prayer Quotes Qualified Quotes Represent Quotes Unqualified Quotes Write Quotes It’s too bad prayer comes bundled in a package of ‘spiritual disciplines.’ Really, we should see prayer as a spiritual privilege. We don’t do it as a callisthenic exercise to gain points with God; we do it, because it is good for us in every way. Most of the great books on prayer are written by ‘experts’ – monks, missionaries, mystics, saints. I’ve read scores of them, and mainly they make me feel guilty.
Mark McGwire The only team that could have competed with us was the Cubans. It’s too bad they’re boycotting. The teams we’re playing just can’t compete with our power. – Mark McGwire
David Rakoff Let’s face it: professing a deep interest in movies, the absolutely dominant global art form of the last century, is at this point like professing an interest in air. Passion is nice. Erudition is admirable. But it’s like that moment when good manners cross over into meaningless etiquette. – David Rakoff
Ann Turner Writers are nosy people; we are endlessly curious: we ask questions when we shouldn’t – we peek around corners when we are least expected. – Ann Turner
Brad Marchand You want to stay even-keel. When you get too high, when you get too low, that’s when things tend to go wrong. – Brad Marchand
Douglas ConantThanksgiving My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother’s Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife’s Midwestern roots; the Campbell’s green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie. – Douglas Conant
John Dickerson Barack Obama’s convention speech in 2004 had made him a political star, and he arrived in Iowa to crowds unseen in caucus history. – John Dickerson
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