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Quote by John Updike
Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed

Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. – John Updike

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The inner spaces that a good story lets us enter are the old apartments of religion. – John Updike

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Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went. – John Updike

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The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. – John Updike

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Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Winners never quit and quitters never win. – Vince Lombardi

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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance. – Saadi

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Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this countrys principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times. – Chris Christie

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I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose again, and thats my belief. I still dont know what Christian means. Im a follower of Christ, but I keep making a whole bunch of mistakes. And I thank God for forgiveness. – Sherri Shepherd

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I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect. – E. O. Wilson

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