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Tony Campolo is an American pastor and public speaker known for his inspiring speeches and advocacy for social justice. Born on February 25, 1935, he holds honorary doctorates from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary in New York. Campolo has had a wide-ranging impact in the religious and social sectors, with his writings and speeches inspiring countless individuals, particularly in the areas of social justice and religious faith.

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Famous Tony Campolo Quotes

“If fulfillment is gained through giving ourselves through intimate relationships, then allowing ourselves to be consumed with the cares of things, instead of the care of persons, is foolish.”

Ifs Giving Persons Care Foolish Fulfillment Intimate Allowing Consumed Intimate Relationships

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“A person is as young as their dreams and as old as their cynicism.”

Persons Dream Young Cynicism

Book:Let Me Tell You a Story: Life Lessons from Unexpected Places and Unlikely People

Source: Let Me Tell You a Story: Life Lessons from Unexpected Places and Unlikely People

“Freud taught us that it wasn't God that imposed judgment on us and made us feel guilty when we stepped out of line. Instead, it was the superego - that idealized concept of what a good person is supposed to be and do - given to us by our parents, that condemned us for what had been hitherto regarded as ungodly behavior.”

Feels Persons Made Given Parent Lines Taught Behavior Judgment Concepts Guilty Supposed To Be Good Person Taught Us Superego

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“Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons.”

Needs Persons Self Helping Development Program Developing Assured Need Help Expatriates

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“I do not mean that others represent Jesus for us. I mean that Jesus actually is present in each other person”

Mean Persons Jesus

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“What I am trying to say is that Jesus who incarnated God 2,000 years ago is mystically present and waiting to be discovered in EVERY person you and I encounter”

Trying Years Persons Jesus Waiting Years Ago Encounters

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“That a new humanity will be brought forth from this Christ consciousness in each person.”

Persons Humanity Christ Consciousness Christ Consciousness

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“One of the most startling discoveries of my life was the realization that the Jesus that I love, the Jesus who died for me on Calvary, that Jesus, is waiting, mystically and wonderfully, in every person I meet. I find Jesus everywhere.”

Persons Jesus Waiting Discovery Died Realization Calvary

Author:Tony Campolo

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Born: February 25, 1935
Known for: Pastor
Quotes: 152

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