Christians - whether as a priest, a nun, a minister, whatever - have just been stereotyped to death. You try to be a model of kindness and love and forgiveness to all those around you, because you have received kindness and love and forgiveness from God through Christ. That's what Christianity is.
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PATRICIA POLACCO I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare ... PATRICIA POLACCO What I loved the most about Oakland was that all of my neighbors came in as many colors, ideas, and ... PATRICIA POLACCO I believe with all my heart that the American classroom teachers are one of our greatest and most he... PATRICIA POLACCO My parents were divorced when I was three, and both my father and mother moved back into the homes o... PATRICIA POLACCO I don't know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad! But life and death go hand in ha... PATRICIA POLACCO I don't care what color the parents are. I don't care if it's a giraffe and a fish livin... PATRICIA POLACCO Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are older. PATRICIA POLACCO Living through the heat in Louisiana was awful. PATRICIA NORRIS I think people live in the past and tend to look that way, because they drop off when they're ha... PATRICIA NORRIS As a costume designer, I first try to figure out what the character's economic situation is and ... PATRICIA NORRIS When you call upon a Thoroughbred, he gives you all the speed, strength of heart and sinew in him. W... PATRICIA NEAL I may be a dumb blonde, but I'm not that blonde. PATRICIA NEAL Whatever a person's politics, lawyers have to understand that we are, for most people, the gatew... PATRICIA MILLETT What makes for a good argument, at bottom, is being more prepared than anyone else in that courtroom... PATRICIA MILLETT I do try very hard to develop themes that are easily understood and that, hopefully, will paint vivi... PATRICIA MILLETT I do not need any cheerleaders at my moot court. And I cannot imagine walking into that Court withou... PATRICIA MILLETT I try to do two moot courts for every Supreme Court case (and one to two for courts of appeals), and... PATRICIA MILLETT While I have the greatest respect for the Supreme Court's members, I cannot claim familiarity wi... PATRICIA MILLETT I certainly have a pretty settled pattern at this point of what I do substantively in terms of revie... PATRICIA MILLETT My son jokes with me that he thinks I Google the word 'sad' to come up with book ideas. PATRICIA MCCORMICK I don't want to go slumming in somebody else's pain just to write a book. I want to go into ... PATRICIA MCCORMICK The power of storytelling is to free us from isolation, shame, and whatever the situation. PATRICIA MCCORMICK High heels weren't always a girl thing. In the fifteen-hundreds, the riding shoes of French nobl... PATRICIA MARX New York is rich in culture, cuisine, and commerce. PATRICIA MARX I do not find the concept of consorting with unknown persons appealing. PATRICIA MARX I don't really care that much about eating. But I like impressing people with how good a cook I ... PATRICIA MARX I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alo... PATRICIA MARX Unless you're a salesman, or a bad guest on a talk show, you don't call someone by his name ... PATRICIA MARX Everyone thinks that 'Chinatown' is the best screenplay. I'm not sure it is. PATRICIA MARX For somebody who is a journalist, I can be awfully unobservant sometimes. PATRICIA MARX I'm a goody-goody. I'm the person who sits in the back row, makes fun of the teacher, and se... PATRICIA MARX I write the shopping column. I think I've proven my superficiality. PATRICIA MARX Being serious just makes me a little bit embarrassed. PATRICIA MARX The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to capitalism. PATRICIA MARX It's better to spend a lot on a getup you love than a fraction of that on something, or even fiv... PATRICIA MARX Males have probably always enjoyed watching the defeat of other males, but without the invention of ... PATRICIA MARX Perhaps the most mysterious of all mammals is the male Homo sapiens. Indeed, many anthropologists cl... PATRICIA MARX 'Couch surfing' refers to the practice of temporarily lodging with a stranger - free of char... PATRICIA MARX