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It's too bad that one has to conceive of sports as being the only arena where risks are, [for] all of life is risk exercise. That's the only way to live more freely, and more interestingly.
William Sloane Coffin
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William Sloane Coffin
Age: 81 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 2006
Died: April 12
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For Christians, the problem is not how to reconcile homosexuality with scriptural passages that condemn it, but how to reconcile the rejection and punishment of homosexuals with the love of Christ.
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I'm delighted that the future is unsure. That's the way it should be.
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Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.
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In our time all it takes for evil to flourish is for a few good men to be a little wrong and have a great deal of power, and for the vast majority of their fellow citizens to remain indifferent.
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Charity is only a waystation on the road to justice.
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Love is in the giver, not the gift.
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Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality.
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Human unity is not something we are called on to create — only something we are called on to recognize.
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Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are.
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The one true freedom in life is to come to terms with death, and as early as possible, for death is an event that embraces all our lives. And the only way to have a good death is to lead a good life. The more we do God's will, the less unfinished business we leave behind when we die.
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It is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion the Bible seeks to open one.
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Human beings who blind themselves to human need make themselves less human.
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What is faith? Faith is being grasped by the power of love.
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We are not loved because we are valued we are valued because we are loved.
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We must be governed by the force of law, not by the law of force.
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There is nothing anti-intellectual in the leap of faith, for faith is not believing without proof but trusting without reservation.
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If your heart is full of fear, you won't seek truth you'll seek security. If a heart is full of love, it will have a limbering effect on the mind.
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When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.
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