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Among the many problems with taking the Bible literally is it reduces the most mysterious and complex of realities to simple - even simplistic - terms. Yes, scripture speaks of fire and damnation and eternal bliss, but the Bible is the product of human hands and hearts, and much of the imagery is allegorical, not meteorological. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#among #bible #bliss #complex #damnation

History tells us that America does best when the private sector is energetic and entrepreneurial and the government is attentive and engaged. Who among us, really, would, looking back, wish to edit out either sphere at the entire expense of the other? ↗

— Jon Meacham

#among #attentive #back #best #does

I learned the value of hard work by working hard. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#hard work #i #learned #value #work

Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#mediocre #mediocre men #men #possible #want

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old, can become introspective, invoking his own youth to understand the youth before him, he is lost. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#adult #any #become #before #him

There is not a great sense that the Americans know what they are doing, or are making much progress in Iraq. And there is satisfaction in seeing that the Iraqis are successful in resisting the United States. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

#great #iraq #iraqis #know #making

Terri and her mother arrived. She was obviously a dedicated stage mother because she was loaded down with camera equipment, looking like a Japanese tourist. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#because #camera #dedicated #down #equipment

I asked Frank what he remembered most about working with Jackie. He said, 'Apart from the fact that he always called me Francis, I always felt like I was going to a party, instead of work. It was such a blast.' ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#always #apart #asked #blast #called

When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally. ↗

— John Mellencamp

#hysteria #live #people #start #thinking

Making sure that health care is affordable for every American. I think that is very, very important. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american #care #every #health #health care