"If you criticize Christianity, you can get on the New York Times Bestseller list and interviews on NPR & MSNBC. However, if you criticize Islam you will probably have to go into hiding. True freedom of speech means that everything can both be praised or...
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by MHill | Apr 28, 2012 | Quotes
"As I've gotten older, I'm realizing that life is about context and clarity. Do you say what you mean and mean what you say? Do people get the full context of what you said or wrote? It's not so much about agreement or disagreement, but of understanding and seeing...
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by MHill | Apr 28, 2012 | Quotes
"Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling." (Bill Belichick)
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by MHill | Apr 24, 2012 | Quotes
"Be conservative in your outlook and how you will live your life daily; but be liberal in your enjoyment of beauty, entertainment, and the things that will make you live a joyous life. However, many people are liberal in their outlook and how they live their life...
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by MHill | Apr 19, 2012 | Quotes
"Being religious does not mean that you suppress human nature. It does mean that we acknowledge it and not deny it. Then we give it over to the one who can help us control it."
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by MHill | Apr 17, 2012 | Quotes
"I prefer clarity over agreement, and I prefer clarity over change. Because with clarity, I can always get agreement (even if we disagree), and I can accept and embrace change, because I will have the understanding, of why it's happening."
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by MHill | Apr 17, 2012 | Quotes
"Tell the truth to yourself first, before you tell it to anybody else."
Wisdom of Marion 2.11: Why Tim Duncan Is My Favorite Athlete
by MHill | Apr 7, 2012 | Sports
He has 22,413 points, 12,466 rebounds, and 2,455 blocks (through last night's game against the New Orleans Hornets) for his career. Also, he has career averages of 20.3 points per game, 11.3 rebounds per game, and 2.2 blocks per game. Moreover, he is a two-time NBA...
Music Review 4: Incognito-Surreal
by MHill | Apr 7, 2012 | Music Reviews
For those who known me personally know that Incognito has been one of the bands I have listened to consistently over the past 20 years. (Pat Metheny Group is the other band.) They are my favorite band and everytime I have played their music for someone, people have...
Wisdom of Marion 2.10: Why I Read Fiction
by MHill | Mar 24, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
Why do I read fiction? I believe these quotes will answer it for me: "The overwhelming majority of people go to literature for enjoyment, entertainment, and what we might call the refreshment value of literature. People read literature because they want to, not...