A.M. Jenkins Quotes

Some may say that I couldn't sing, but no one can say that I didn't sing.

When I was a junior camp counselor and it was my job to tell the campers a bedtime story or devotional, I would tell them a rapture story.

Fiction has a unique role in conveying Truth. In fact, only fiction that is Truth with a capital T is worthwhile.

Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this.

It’s the glitches and twists, I thought, that make this universe unique and compelling. Without flaws, there would be no depth, no substance.

A social democratic party without deep roots in the working class movement would quickly fade into an unrepresentative intellectual sect

Broken relationships are a source of heavy heartbreak that seem to affect every family.

Since the turn of the 20th century, members of the Jewish community in Upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia have been meeting together to celebrate and worship.

Inheritance Tax; - it is, broadly speaking; a voluntary levy paid by those who distrust their heirs more than they dislike the Inland Revenue

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

The worst thing a kid can say about homework is that it is too hard. The worst thing a kid can say about a game is it's too easy.

That's what drew me to rock music in the first place - that sense of remaking the world on your own terms.

Every living cell in your body is made from the food you eat. If you consistently eat junk food then you'll have a junk body.

In my opinion, Jesus is God's attempt to reach man. But while I believe Jesus is the way to God, it makes no sense to hate people who disagree.

Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement.

The key is to produce something that both pulls people together and gives them something to do.

Humans do not engage in activities that are meaningless. If you think you see people doing things you find meaningless, look again and try to understand what the activities mean for them.

You make kingdoms and castles on your own.

Maps encourage boldness. They're like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.

When I dance, I forget everything else and just feel completely happy.

Most rappers these days is actors, And I can't keep watching the same movie.

Music is the only thing in this world, with the exception of sneezing and looking at the sunset, that takes you to a place that's above the mundane. Everything else is just bullshit.

You learn your lessons from the mistakes you make, not the things you achieve.

I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.

If a caddie can help you, you don't know how to play golf.

When you're just shagging girls, you can talk about it, but once it gets real, then you don't.

Piracy often reflects market failures on the part of producers rather than moral failures on the part of consumers.

In a hunting society, children play with bows and arrows. In an information society, children play with information

We want to raise a generation of kids who have a mouse in one hand and a book in the other.

The Labour Party is and always has been an instinctive part of my life

Adventure is a path...Real adventure - self-determined , self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world.

A good one iron shot is about as easy to come by as an understanding wife.

...Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where contemporary myths are owned by corporations instead of owned by the folk.

Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people.

But no one can ever say I didn’t sing.

There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state

If you want people to respect you or your company, you must first show respect for them.

My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.

Never let making a profit stand in the way of doing the right thing.

Good fiction must be entertaining- but what makes fiction special- and True- is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message.

Luxury and Ostentation usually make me feel antsy, like I'm going to get a case of gout.

No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening.

Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship with God through Christ.

Actually 'Soon' has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is more.

I have my share of insecurities, hopes and fears. My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes.

I don't think DIY is something that necessarily comes to mind when people hear Third Eye Blind, but that is completely how we've been from the beginning.

Books that do a tenth of what Left Behind has done are smashing successes.

I don't see success as the goal. Obedience is the goal.

Writers write. Dreamers talk about it.

It's important to face down your demons.