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Because of these layaway angels, many children did not have to wonder why Santa skipped them in 2011.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Angels Because Children Did Many Santa Them Why Wonder

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While there have been news reports of recent college graduates living with their parents because they have been unable to find a job paying a salary sufficient to move out, their near and long-term career prospects remain far brighter than for those without a college degree.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Because Been Brighter Career College College Degree Degree Far Find Graduates Job Living Long-Term Move Near News Out Parents Paying Prospects Recent Remain Reports Salary Sufficient Than Those Unable While Without

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We don't actually know if the person who wrote the Gospel of John had a written copy of Thomas because we don't know exactly when it was written.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: Actually Because Copy Exactly Gospel Had John Know Person Thomas Who Written Wrote

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I just have a sense that, you know, I'm curious about what is religion about, you know? Why do some of us still engage it? It's not because it's a set of old beliefs or old ideas. Or even, particularly, the view that this is the only true religion. Many of us no longer accept those views.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: About Accept Because Beliefs Curious Engage Even Ideas Just Know Longer Many Old Only Particularly Religion Sense Set Some Still Those True True Religion Us View Views Why You

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The sense of a spiritual dimension in life is absolutely important, and the religious communities are also important. The question of believing in a set of creedal statements is a lot less important, because I realize the Christian movement thrived then and can now on other elements of the tradition.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: Absolutely Also Because Believing Christian Communities Dimension Elements Important Less Life Lot Movement Now Other Question Realize Religious Sense Set Spiritual Statements Then Thrive Tradition

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We use the word 'synoptic' to talk about Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and it really means 'seeing together,' because they all have a similar perspective. Matthew and Luke - whoever wrote those Gospels - used Mark as a focus and as a basic story. So all of them have a lot in common.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: About Basic Because Common Focus Gospels Lot Luke Mark Matthew Means Perspective Really Seeing Similar Story Talk Them Those Together Use Used Whoever Word Wrote

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I study religion because I find it fascinating and problematic. But I struggle with the idea of what religion is, what being religious means. A lot of people assume that if you write about early Christianity, you must be some kind of Sunday-school teacher.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: About Assume Because Being Christianity Early Fascinating Find Idea Kind Lot Means Must People Problematic Religion Religious Some Struggle Study Teacher Write You

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At the end of the day I'll go to a yoga class. I used to say that my work was my yoga, because it stretches everything, expands and challenges everything you know and understand and are.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: Because Challenges Class Day End End Of The Day Everything Go Know Say Understand Used Work Yoga You

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Just because you are successful in one area does not necessarily mean you're going to be successful in another.

~Elaine Paige

Topics: Another Area Because Does Going Just Just Because Mean Necessarily One Area Successful You

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I remember Tim telling me that he had an idea for a musical and he said to me that he was hoping that ABBA would be writing the music, which I thought was a pretty wild idea because they were obviously known very much as pop writers.

~Elaine Paige

Topics: Abba Because Had He Hoping Idea Known Me Much Music Musical Obviously Pop Pretty Remember Said Telling Thought Tim Very Were Which Wild Would Writers Writing I Remember

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