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“The more I've traveled to war zones, the more I'm convinced that the impact and the effects are way beyond anything we can even begin to imagine.”

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Jon Lee Anderson

Jon Lee Anderson is a renowned biographer, born on January 15, 1957. His works are known for their in-depth research and vivid storytelling, focusing on political, historical, and social issues. more

“How is it possible to live in world where people can rule millions of others? It's incredible! It's like we've gone back to the 12th century. That's what happens when you decapitate intelligentsia and repeatedly traumatize and brutalize a country for decades on end: you do not get virtue. Victims do not make nice people.”

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Author:Jon Lee Anderson

“It is important to know how influential people think and perceive their countrymen, let's say, especially when you are talking about people in power. I think it can be very revealing how they regard themselves and their relationship or their responsibility to their countrymen. That is vital for us all to know and in order to be able to judge them and evaluate them.”

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Author:Jon Lee Anderson

“I think it's deeply important for us to know, especially when we come from the outside, how "ordinary people" think and feel and what their expectations are and what their concerns are. Also what's in their imaginations, what's in their minds, even what their rumors are and what their gossip is.”

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Author:Jon Lee Anderson

“Churches typically argue is that God wants God's people to have a good life, and that a good life involves prosperity. This prosperity is not just emotional well-being, spiritual well-being, or physical well-being - it's also having good stuff. Having a nice house, a nice car, good clothing, etc. It's a package deal.”

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Author:Anthony B Pinn

“If one has good faith, you can unlock the secrets of scripture, and in unlocking the secrets of scripture, you have access to everything God wants you to have. Ministers of megachurches become examples of the truth of that claim, because they're well paid, living in wonderful homes, driving very nice cars, dressed well. They are doing well, so if you do this, you too can have success.”

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Author:Anthony B Pinn

“Perhaps God gives us a hint about whom God favors through physical and material prosperity. So those who are doing well are probably favored by God.”

Giving Prosperity

Author:Anthony B Pinn

“I try to outline. I'm a lazy outliner. I will put the points down of each chapter or series of chapters, but it always changes. For me it's a place of evolution. I don't really know who the characters are. I don't really know what the story is. I outline and that really just gets me moving. It's like I'm drawing up fake maps, but they turn out to be correct.”

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Author:Steve Toltz

“I write fiction, there's no guarantee that what I say is truthful.”

Writing Truthful

Author:Steve Toltz

“A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.”

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Author:Paul Klee

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