"Words and ideas work in the short run……" — Richard Rohr
"Words and ideas work in the short run to get you through school and to impress educators and employers. But they do not work in the long run or in the deep run. We soon find ourselves separate and without wonder."
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171 Quotes by Richard Rohr
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Transformed people transform people.
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