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Reading the commentary on 1 Peter. Finished studying Romans today. Dr. McGee does a good job to break things down so that it is easier to understand. I enjoyed reading the last chapter (16). Especially about the backgrounds of the 35 people mentioned ...more "
“But it is their own fault,” said Eugene Lawson, turning aggressively to Dr. Ferris. “It’s their lack of social spirit. They refuse to recognize that production is not a private choice, but a public duty. They have no right to fail, no
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“soon as voices are raised productivity is lost. Disagreeing for disagreement’s sake won’t get you very far. To win a heated argument, you have to keep your cool.”
― And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
― And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
“Well, you're gonna have to put your big girl panties on and deal with it!”
― And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
― And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
“Uncivil, incompetent in fulfilling basic constitutional responsibilities (such as timely appropriations), micromanagerial, parochial, hypocritical, egotistical, thin-skinned, often putting self (and reelection) before country—this was my view of the majority of the United States Congress.”
― Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
― Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
“They’re all aristocrats, that’s true,” said Wyatt, “because they know that there’s no such thing as a lousy job—only lousy men who don’t care to do it.”
― Atlas Shrugged
― Atlas Shrugged
“I also don't think that parents should pay for their children's graduate or law school. Helping a student with a four-year bachelor's degree is very generous, but an advanced degree should be considered a personal responsibility. That will ensure that the coursework is taken very seriously and makes the young person take ownership of their degree. and when they graduate, it's a shared accomplishment that the whole family can be proud of. But do not encourage graduate school just for graduate school's sake. Work experience is much more valuable if the decision come down to that.”
― And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
― And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
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