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> [Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-youngblood/deacon-jones-has-been-the-most-inspirational-person-in-my-football/)

[Jack Youngblood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-youngblood/)

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> [In fact, my parents were church people; my father was a deacon in the church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-turner/in-fact-my-parents-were-church-people-my-father-was-a-deacon-in-the/)

[Tina Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-turner/)

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> [My guy growing up was Deacon Jones from Eatonville, Florida, where I'm from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-ha-clinton-dix/my-guy-growing-up-was-deacon-jones-from-eatonville-florida-where-i-m/)

[Ha Ha Clinton-Dix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-ha-clinton-dix/)

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> [“Deacon vagaba perdido, no sabía que se dirigía rumbo a la muerte.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-j-eguren/deacon-vagaba-perdido-no-sab-a-que-se-dirig-a-rumbo-a-la-muerte/)

[Carlos J. Eguren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-j-eguren/)

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> [“Heart and soul, belly and womb, I love you too, Deacon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-ashley/heart-and-soul-belly-and-womb-i-love-you-too-deacon/)

[Kristen Ashley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-ashley/)

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> [“What is it with the St. Delphi brothers and their attraction to halfs?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/what-is-it-with-the-st-delphi-brothers-and-their-attraction-to-halfs/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“Deacon could communicate everything without saying a word. And that worked for me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/deacon-could-communicate-everything-without-saying-a-word-and-that/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“After this is over, I want a shower in a really big bathroom." "I'll get us the penthouse." "What makes you think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/after-this-is-over-i-want-a-shower-in-a-really-big-bathroom-i-ll-get/)

[Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/)

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> [“It's just... wow, I'm happy for you. I think this is great. Its love- the real kind you make sacrifices for. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/it-s-just-wow-i-m-happy-for-you-i-think-this-is-great-its-love-the/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“Okay," Crick said, rolling his eyes. "I give. Which part of my body is more interesting than my ass?" Deacon rewarded his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-lane/okay-crick-said-rolling-his-eyes-i-give-which-part-of-my-body-is-more/)

[Amy Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-lane/)

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> [“You're kind of gross. Might want to think about shaving, too, unless you're going for the homeless look with no chance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-armentrout/you-re-kind-of-gross-might-want-to-think-about-shaving-too-unless-you/)

[Jennifer Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-armentrout/)

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> [“Deacon laughs. ‘People like you and me, Dan, trouble sniffs us out. Maybe you can hide out for a while, maybe even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eoin-colfer/deacon-laughs-people-like-you-and-me-dan-trouble-sniffs-us-out-maybe/)

[Eoin Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eoin-colfer/)

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> [The protagonist in 'Deacon Blues' is a triple-L loser - an L-L-L Loser. It's not so much about a guy who achieves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/the-protagonist-in-deacon-blues-is-a-triple-l-loser-an-l-l-l-loser-it/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

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> [Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family or other resources. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/officially-the-new-testament-church-at-an-early-stage-took-seriously/)

[Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/)

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> [“...Mr. Hardie had little patience with that sort of conversation."Ye're born, ye suffer, and ye die. What made ye think ye deserved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-rogan/mr-hardie-had-little-patience-with-that-sort-of-conversation-ye-re/)

[Charlotte Rogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-rogan/)

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> [“She wasn’t the only one who was overjoyed. Deacon had launched himself at Aiden—Aiden saintly St. Delphi—nearly knocking him backward, over a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/she-wasn-t-the-only-one-who-was-overjoyed-deacon-had-launched-himself/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“What did I do today that makes you think that I don’t care to learn? Shit, Kale! I’m hungry, and this burning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/inger-iversen/what-did-i-do-today-that-makes-you-think-that-i-don-t-care-to-learn/)

[Inger Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/inger-iversen/)

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> [“If you don’t answer this door, I will do something drastic.” I frowned. “I can use the fire element, which means I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/if-you-don-t-answer-this-door-i-will-do-something-drastic-i-frowned-i/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“I glanced over to where Seth looked like he wanted to bang his head against the wall. “Hey.” The blond continued to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/i-glanced-over-to-where-seth-looked-like-he-wanted-to-bang-his-head/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“Ever since he repented of religion and shaved off his clerical beard and mustache, he has had the constant feeling that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yevgeny-zamyatin/ever-since-he-repented-of-religion-and-shaved-off-his-clerical-beard/)

[Yevgeny Zamyatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yevgeny-zamyatin/)

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> [“My 'morals' were sound, even a bit puritanic, but when a hidebound old deacon inveighed against dancing I rebelled. By the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-e-b-du-bois-2/my-morals-were-sound-even-a-bit-puritanic-but-when-a-hidebound-old/)

[W.E.B. Du Bois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-e-b-du-bois-2/)

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> [“Who’s Josie?” Alex asked, confused. “Uh . . .” I looked over at Deacon. “You want to do the honors? I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/who-s-josie-alex-asked-confused-uh-i-looked-over-at-deacon-you-want/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“Yeah, I'm great. Nothing like witnessing a death match between gods when I'm trying to get some Cheetos. -Deacon”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/yeah-i-m-great-nothing-like-witnessing-a-death-match-between-gods/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“Deacon looked up from under the mop of curls. "I'm becoming a fire bug." The humour was lost on Aiden. "I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/deacon-looked-up-from-under-the-mop-of-curls-i-m-becoming-a-fire-bug/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [I got the nickname 'Deacon' because I didn't swear, didn't drink, went to church, and did quite a bit of speaking in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-law/i-got-the-nickname-deacon-because-i-didn-t-swear-didn-t-drink-went-to/)

[Vernon Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-law/)

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> [I never met him. But just growing up where Deacon Jones did, he motivated me to be great, showing the NFL was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-ha-clinton-dix/i-never-met-him-but-just-growing-up-where-deacon-jones-did-he/)

[Ha Ha Clinton-Dix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-ha-clinton-dix/)

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> [“Just so you know, I get incredibly bored quite easily and you will be forced to be my source of entertainment. You'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/just-so-you-know-i-get-incredibly-bored-quite-easily-and-you-will-be/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“Racath admired them — well, most of them. Not the deacon. People like the deacon had spent their lives down on their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/racath-admired-them-well-most-of-them-not-the-deacon-people-like-the/)

[S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/)

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> [You hear all this stuff about inner peace. Hey, there's nothing wrong with it, but I say, hit that line hard. Crack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deacon-jones/you-hear-all-this-stuff-about-inner-peace-hey-there-s-nothing-wrong/)

[Deacon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deacon-jones/)

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> [“I could not help mentioning this picture that had once meant so much to me; and to name the dead is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-powell/i-could-not-help-mentioning-this-picture-that-had-once-meant-so-much/)

[Anthony Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-powell/)

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> [ “I am not an 'elder', 'deacon', nor a 'pastor', and I do not have any ambitions to become one!". ~R. Alan Woods {2012\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-alan-woods/i-am-not-an-elder-deacon-nor-a-pastor-and-i-do-not-have-any-ambitions/)

[R. Alan Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-alan-woods/)

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> [“What was that you were saying about my mother?" "She likes big dicks." Deacon slammed him hard in the gut, knocking him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mercy-celeste/what-was-that-you-were-saying-about-my-mother-she-likes-big-dicks/)

[Mercy Celeste](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mercy-celeste/)

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> [“Wasn't that a season finale on Supernatural?' When the boys nodded, my eyes rolled. 'Seriously? Are Sam and Dean going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/wasn-t-that-a-season-finale-on-supernatural-when-the-boys-nodded-my/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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## Top authors on Deacon

- [Jennifer L. Armentrout 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deacon/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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