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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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It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, Let justice roll down like mighty waters, and quite another to work out the irrigation system.
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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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We put our best foot forward, but it's the other one that needs the attention.
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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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The woman most in need of liberation is the woman in every man and the man in every woman.
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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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Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are.
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Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. There is no smaller package in all the world than that of a man all wrapped up in himself.
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