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“If something about the human body disgusts you, the fault lies with the manufacturer.”

“I want to perform an unnatural act.”

“A Jew, in the dictionary, is one who is descended from the ancient tribes of Judea, or one who is regarded as a descendant from that tribe. That's what it says in the dictionary, but you and I know what a Jew is: One Who Killed Our Lord... there should be a statute of limitations for that crime.”

“Let me tell you the truth. The truth is what is, and what should be is a fantasy. A terrible, terrible lie that someone gave to the people long ago.”

“The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds.”

“If I get busted in New York, the freest city in the world, that will be the end of my career.”

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— Benny Hinn

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"The person who is going to preach ought to live in the Christian thoughts and ideas: they ought to be his daily life. If so – this is the view of Christianity – then you, too, will have eloquence enou…"

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