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I am the skeptic of skeptics.

quote by Taylor Caldwell
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The problems of the world cannot possible be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.

quote by John Keats
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To Do What I Do

I've been a waiter, a roofer, a clerk
I've shoveled manure till my pride hurt
When you're starting out, it's all part of the work
To do what I do
I've been evicted for not making rent
Made my Daddy wonder where my good sense went
For the price of a dream, my years have been spent
To do what I do
So I stand here tonight with this six string guitar
To be something I've always been in my heart
Just for the chance to play you my song
The thrill when I hear you singing along
It's been worth everything I've been through
To do what I do
I've played for empty tables and chairs
The drunks that don't listen, the crowds that dont care
Been told countless times Boy you ain't goin' nowhere
To do what I do
So I hope the critics and skeptics alike
All bought a ticket to this show tonight
And they'll see firsthand that I have survived
And what doesn't kill you makes you more alive
And I'm one of the fortunate few
To do what I do
There's so much joy this music can bring
So I count my blessings when I step up to sing
Cause they're so many people who would give anything
To do what I do
And I thank you
I can do what I do

song performed by Alan Jackson
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To Do What I Do (live)

(By Tim Johnson)
I've been a waiter, a roofer, a clerk
I've shoveled manure till my pride hurt.
When you're starting out, it's all part of the work
To do what I do.
I've been evicted for not making rent
Made my Daddy wonder where my good sense went.
For the price of a dream, my years have been spent
To do what I do.
So I stand here tonight with this six string guitar
To be something I've always been in my heart.
Just for the chance to play you my song
The thrill when I hear you singing along.
It's been worth everything I've been through
To do what I do.
I've played for empty tables and chairs
The drunks that don't listen, the crowds that dont care.
Been told countless times Boy you ain't goin' nowhere
To do what I do.
So I hope the critics and skeptics alike
All bought a ticket to this show tonight.
And they'll see firsthand that I have survived
And what doesn't kill you makes you more alive.
And I'm one of the fortunate few
To do what I do.
There's so much joy this music can bring
So I count my blessings when I step up to sing.
'Cause they're so many people who would give anything
To do what I do.
And I thank you.
I can do what I do!

song performed by Alan Jackson
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Its A Miracle

It must have happened sometime in the night,
No one saw the stone be rolled away.
When the grave saw morning light,
The skeptics and friends all had to say,
Its a miracle,
Its a miracle,
Its a miracle happened today.
Its a miracle,
Its a miracle,
He took the stone, and he rolled it away.
My soul is like a tomb in constant night;
Till one day the stone was rolled away.
Then my heart saw morning light,
And no one alive can explain it away.
Its a miracle,
Its a miracle,
Its a miracle happened today.
Its a miracle,
Its a miracle,
He took the stone, and he rolled it away.
Now, now wont you see,
What Im trying to say?
If you believe, it could happen today!
Its a miracle,
Its a miracle,
Its a miracle happened today.
Its a miracle,
What a miracle,
He took the stone, and he rolled it away.
Its a miracle,
What a miracle,
Its a miracle happened today.
Its a miracle,
What a miracle,
He took the stone, and he rolled it away.
(its a miracle,) you know its really a miracle,
A miracle, a miracle,
(its a miracle,) you know its really a miracle,
He took the stone, and he rolled it away.
(its a miracle,) you know its really a miracle,
A miracle, a miracle,
(its a miracle,) you know its really a miracle,
He took the stone, and he rolled it away.

song performed by Amy Grant
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Skeptics are never deceived.

French proverbs
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Working together during the past three years, we have confounded the skeptics and the cynics. We've shown that here in Virginia, Democrats and Republicans can come together, put politics aside, and make tough decisions when times demand it.

quote by Mark Warner
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There was a danger that skeptics and opponents would misread those likelihood ratio tests as rejections of an entire class of models, which of course they were not.

quote by Thomas J. Sargent
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The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.

quote by John F. Kennedy
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I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.

quote by Uri Geller
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Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.

quote by John F. Kennedy
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Revolution Cry

When passion takes on a purpose
And searching ones embrace the light
And skeptics find themselves down on their knees
Youll know its here.
When you hear a sound as loud as thunder
And you hear a cry that shakes the ground beneath you
When you hear a shout that shatters the darkness
Youll know its here
When the lost find a name were believing in
And theyre falling in back on to their feet again
And the broken start to dream again
And the sad of all fills these streets
Youll know its here.
Chorus: revolution can you feel it
Revolution cry
Revolution can you hear it
Revolution cry
And I believe it
And I believe it
How long do we have to wait,
And how long will we stay silent?
And will this weeping generation dance again?
Oh God when will the truth be restored?
When the lost find a name were believing in
And theyre falling in back on to their feet again
And the broken start to dream again
And the sad of all fills these streets
Youll know its here.
Chorus...
Youll know its here.
Can you feel it?
Chorus
And I believe it

song performed by Lifehouse
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The Messenjah

I message, written in rhyme, prophetic
Teachers amongst the skeptics and guiding the misdirected
Infected with their lies and their alibis
With their third eye blind, out of line, they try to prophesy
I and I unfold the mysteries told
From the futuristic realms to the days of old
Make straight through the path of the one voice calling
Truth shines, back again two times in the second coming
B-section:
I am the messenjah x 4
Chorus:
This I pledge, and Ill take it to my death
Ill lay my life down for you and die over again
I and i, Im not ashamed of the most high
Even if I die tonight, if I die tonight
This I pledge, and Ill take it to my death
You can bet your life on my words and everything I said
You cant take away my love for this sacrifice
Even if I die tonight, if I die tonight
True king descendant, master to the apprentice
Pleased to release and reveal in me his presence
Forever blessed, I believe if jah said it
The word of life came alive in the scriptures c I read it
All hail, we prevail, the tribes of israel, flow through ya
We pursue the conquering lion of the tribe of judah
Dont let em fool ya, before this, the foolish get rushed
So dont slop, you never knew us
B-section
Chorus

song performed by P.O.D.
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Scientists are always skeptics.

quote by Donald Norman
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According To The Scriptures

When people think of God, in their minds eye they see many pictures,
But, the vision isn't valid unless it is according to the Scriptures.

When The Apostle Paul preached to the Bereans many came and heard,
But with eagerness they compared Paul's preaching to God's Holy Word.

Today many people will accept any doctrine with a compromising nod,
However doctrine must be refuted if it opposes the very Word of God.

If you want to truly know anything about the near or distant future,
There's only one place you should go, and it's God's Holy Scripture.

Pleas of Godly men in the Bible are not simply pious benedictions,
For living according to the Scriptures filled them with convictions.

Even Christ who was The Word, when He addressed Israel's teachers,
He qualified His own preaching, by pointing them to the Scriptures.

Reading from the scroll of Isaiah, as His time of death was nearing,
He finished saying today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.

And even though many men wanted to kill Him, much to their surprise,
They would see more of Scripture fulfilled right before their eyes.

Even among the skeptics of today as in the past, every eye shall see,
Christ's continuing Revelation, fulfilling His Sure Word of Prophecy.

Christ died and was buried for our sins according to the Scriptures,
He was raised and is coming back again according to the Scriptures.

(Copyright © 06/2003)

poem by Bob Gotti
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Troth of the Heart

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Love's illusion is
to believe the best,
to hope the best,
and to love the best.

Some call it foolish optimism,
some brand it the blindness of love,
and some condescend,
labelling it infatuation.

This fact escapes the skeptics-
What the heart chooses to believe
the mind begins to see.
The magic of love sets free.

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poem by Frederick Kesner
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The Hiding God

Brutal, hard and tough
Life is like Teflon
You say God is hiding
And we are all alone.

But since we are skeptics
We must doubt such faith,
The heart has its reasons
That reason cannot state.

Look how the soul rises,
Though the light is dim,
Let me hold your hand,
In love you may find Him.

poem by Paul Hartal
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Atlantean Once Removed

Surname is from Seville, it can be proved
A noble name that means “Morning Star”
To be sure, I am Atlantean once removed
To skeptics this claim may sound bizarre

ROTMS

poem by Ray Lucero
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No Excuse This Time

The Lord was sent by The Father, in our place, to the earth to die,
And even worse The Lord died with two wicked criminals at His side.

While watching Christ die one of them humbled himself and believed,
And Christ responded by saying today with Me in Paradise you will be.

While the first criminal hurled blasphemous insults at him instead,
But from the cross of the Savior, as was prophesied nothing was said.

For those responsible, as Christ was dying, for their hearts He knew,
He asked The Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do.

But we have the complete Bible, and the indwelling of The Spirit too,
So a plea of ignorance won't be an excuse for people like me and you.

For even Hosea said my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
The people Hosea speaks of are Israel in this Old Testament passage.

Although He is forgiving, since God's sent Messiah was not cherished,
Zechariah states that two thirds of the nation of Israel will perish.

And today many will refuse to love the truth, for they are foolish,
So they will not be saved and just like Israel, they too will perish.

For in the end there will be many who shall deceive and be deceived,
But fear not for The Lord's return is closer then when you believed.

Although many skeptics through willful ignorance say this won't be,
Just wait patiently my friend, for when He comes every eye shall see.

(Copyright © 06/2002)

poem by Bob Gotti
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It's Great When You Get In

They told me the water was lovely,
That I ought to go for a swim,
The air was maybe a trifle cool,
"You won't mind it when you get in"
So I journeyed cheerfully beach-ward,
And nobody put me wise,
But everyone boosted my courage
With an earful of jovial lies.

The Sound looked cold and clammy,
The water seemed chilly and gray,
But I hastened into my bathing suit
And floundered into the spray.
Believe me, the moment I touched it
I realized then and there,
That the fretful sea was not meant for me
But fixed for a polar bear.

I didn't swim for distance
I didn't do the crawl,
(They asked why I failed to reach the raft,
And I told them to hire a hall.)
But I girded my icy garments
Round my quaking limbs so blue,
And I beat it back to the bath house
To warm up for an age or two.

I felt like a frozen mummy
In an icy winding sheet.
It took me over an hour
To calm my chattering teeth.
And I sympathized with Peary,
I wept for Amundsen's woes,
As I tried to awaken some life in
My still unconscious toes.

So be warned by my example
And shun the flowing sea,
When the chill winds of September
Blow sad and drearily.
Heed not the tempters' chatter
Pass them the skeptics' grin
For the greatest bull that a boob can pull
Is "It's great when you get in."

poem by Eugene O'Neill
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Just Trust

No need to think more or remain skeptics
There are natural phenomena and basics
Sky remain high and over head
Guide us to remain firm, to look high and lead

Every object is of high importance
God has created it for us at once
Let us pray almighty and demonstrate our allegiance
It is His creation and let us have no negligence

Everything around provides us the strength
Provide we communicate and pick the correct length
Does the tree shadow not teach us to think of variance?
Trust on self and reasonably think of good reliance

Why do the people go for morning walk?
Why do they prefer silence and have less talk?
It is because morning breeze is good for health
It can’t be compensated even with enormous wealth

Moon, stars and sky have their on axis
They are part and parcel of galaxies
We are human being and part of humanism
There should be no reason for any kind of “ism”

He is there to take care of everything
We should not pick loose leave and start something
It is in opportune time that we arrive and depart
Only we should shed fear and have fresh start

poem by Hasmukh Amathalal
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