Life Quote by William Sloane Coffin

““The world owes me a living'--that's passive. 'I owe the world and God a life'--that's active.””

William Sloane Coffin

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“Joy is the most important Christian emotion. Duty calls only when gratitude fails to prompt.”

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Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality.

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“A friend...risks her friendship for the sake of her friend.”

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“We are not slaves but children of our Father, free to do good, free to sin. So when in anguish over any human violence…

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We have sold our birthright of freedom and justice for a mess of national security.

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“And if we exalt freedom as Christians, we must remember that freedom is grounded in love.”

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“It is terribly important to realize that the leap of faith is not so much a leap of thought as of action. For while…

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We must be governed by the force of law, not by the law of force.

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Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment.

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Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.

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Life works most perfectly when a reciprocal love relationship is in place between man and God.

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I value the experiences that come with life too much to sit by and not put my full effort into them.

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Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life.

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“There's more to life than you can see. Your sight is limited.”

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“I've spent much of my life calling my intuition "something wrong with me.”

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When you do things they're absolutely right at that time for you and it can always teach you something about yourself. You can take…

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The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don't know nothing. I mean, that's my life lesson.

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“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write, To thank the God of nature, who conveyed My soul to me, and with such care…

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