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• The Gospel of Judas turns Judas' act of betrayal into an act of obedience. The sacrifice of Jesus' body of flesh in fact becomes saving. And so for that reason, Judas emerges as the champion and he ends up being envied and even cursed and resented by the other disciples.

  Craig A. Evans

  Jesus, Betrayal, Sacrifice

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• Humanitarian convictions are the linchpins of our salvation, and these an artist must champion.

  Eric Maisel

  Artist, Humanity, Humanitarian

  Eric Maisel (1996). “Affirmations for Artists”, Tarcher

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• The virtuous mind that ever walks attended
  By a strong siding champion, Conscience.

  John Milton

  Strong, Mind, Virtuous

  1634 Comus, A Mask, l.209-11.

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• The honor of a gentleman demands the inviolability of his word, and the incorruptibility of his principles. He is the descendent of the knight, the crusader; he is the defender of the defenseless and the champion of justice--or he is not a gentleman.

  Emily Post

  Knights, Justice, Gentleman

  Emily Post (1922). “Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home”

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• To me, peanut butter is the breakfast of champions!

  Greg Louganis

  Food, Cooking, Peanut Butter

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• I really like Barack Obama. I think that he's working very hard. He's trying to rebuild our reputation throughout the world. The previous administration was a total disaster, a total catastrophe. He was handed a pretty bad deck of cards. And I'm not saying I agree with everything he's doing. He's a champion. I mean, he won against all odds. When he first announced, people were giving him virtually no chance. And he's just done something that's amazing.

  Donald Trump

  Mean, Thinking, Odds

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• I fire people that win gold medals, great champions, everything else, and, you know, it's not - it's not easy. People say oh well it comes easy for me, it doesn't. And it's never fun. It's all to easier though when I don't like somebody or when they're really, really bad then it becomes much easier.

  Donald Trump

  Fun, Winning, Fire

  "Donald Trump and Bret Michaels Discuss Celebrity Apprentice". Interview with Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. March 3, 2010.

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• I've never worn a dress shirt that's been comfortable. I've always just worn dress shoes. On more than one occasion, I've heard that a champion should dress like a champion. But I'm a champion because of who I am. Who I am is not that guy. If everybody wears three-piece suits, everyone looks the same.

  CM Punk

  Who I Am, Shoes, Guy

  Interview with Tom Breihan, www.gq.com. July 13, 2011.

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• I am he / Who champions total liberty - / Intolerance being, ma'am, a state / No tolerant man can tolerate.

  Phyllis McGinley

  Men, Tolerance, Liberty

  Phyllis McGinley, “The Angry Man”

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• There are dangers in sentimentalizing nature. Most sentimental ideas imply, at bottom, a deep if unacknowledged disrespect. It is no accident that we Americans, probably the world's champion sentimentalizers about nature, are at one and the same time probably the world's most voracious and disrespectful destroyers of wild and rural countryside.

  Jane Jacobs

  Nature, Ideas, Disrespect

  Jane Jacobs (2016). “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”, p.445, Vintage

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• [On a strained relationship between a tennis champion and her mother:] There comes a time when it's probably not cool for your mom to be your best friend.

  Lindsay Davenport

  Mom, Mother, Tennis

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• ... America has amnesia. ... Certainly, there is a passion for memory loss in American thought. ... Americans may be the world champion forgetters.

  Paula Gunn Allen

  Memories, Passion, Loss

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• The best part about winning the PGA is getting great pairings at tour events. Its fun to play with Phil Mickelson and other past major champions.

  Keegan Bradley

  Fun, Winning, Past

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• I was just starting out, trying to become a screenwriter, and I became the Austin slam champion three times. For a nerdy, kind of a socially awkward guy, that did wonders for my self esteem.

  Ernest Cline

  Self Esteem, Guy, Awkward

  "Author Ernie Cline Was Told Video Games Would Rot His Brain, But Who Holds the High Score Now?". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. July 10, 2015.

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• It's amazing because people come up to me and say, 'Chuck, you're the luckiest guy in the world to be a world karate champion and a movie and TV star.' When they say this to me, I kind of smile because luck had nothing to do with it; God had everything to do with it.

  Chuck Norris

  Stars, People, Guy

  Source: www.cbn.com

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• I certainly do not lament the decadence of knight errantry, nor wish to exchange the protection of the laws for that of the doughtiest champion who ever set lance in rest; but I do, in truth, believe that this knightly sensitiveness of honorable feeling is the best antidote to the petty soul-degrading transactions of every-day life, and that the total want of it is one reason why this free-born race care so very little for the vulgar virtue called probity.

  Frances Trollope

  Believe, Knights, Race

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• Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge. The last three or four reps is what makes the muscles grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens. I have no fear of fainting. I do squats until I fall over and pass out. So what? It's not going to kill me. I wake up five minutes later and I'm OK. A lot of other athletes are afraid of this. So they don't pass out. They don't go on.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Pain, Fall, Athlete

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• I think I'd rather tell the truth and say what I believe in and make people unhappy than sort of pretend to think something else to accommodate them and try to be liked. That's just the way it goes and I don't think I'm any great champion of anything, but if they're going to put me on a show, I'm going to say what I think.

  Ben Affleck

  Believe, Thinking, People

  Ben Affleck speech before the 2nd Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala, www.dailymail.co.uk. November, 2014.

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• Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward!
  Thou little valiant, great in villainy!
  Thou ever strong upon the stronger side!
  Thou Fortune's champion, that dost never fight
  But where her humorous ladyship is by
  To teach thee safety.

  William Shakespeare

  Strong, Humorous, Fighting

  William Shakespeare, George Steevens (1811). “The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens. With a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c.[edited] by Alexander Chalmers”, p.231

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• What motivated me to dedicate myself to public service for nearly two-thirds of my life was the chance to produce results for those people who entrusted me to be their voice and their champion.

  Olympia Snowe

  Two, Voice, People

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• It's wonderful for me to see what 'We Will Rock You' has done. 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated - they've become part of public life, which I feel wonderful about.

  Brian May

  Rocks, Normal, Done

  "Queen's Brian May Rocks Out To Physics, Photography". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. August 3, 2010.

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• I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.

  Brenda Lee

  Reading, Firsts, Bees

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• I'm not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but all this action stuff is such a challenge. It really, really is.

  Maggie Q

  Athlete, Kids, Challenges

  "Maggie Q Interview NIKITA". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 26, 2010.

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• Ive always been a champion of kids pursuing their dreams. But sometimes in life, extraordinary circumstances may force us to temporarily put our dreams on hold. The most important thing is to never lose sight of that dream, no matter what punches life may throw in our way.

  Marlo Thomas

  Dream, Kids, Sight

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• A champion shows who he is by what he does.

  Evander Holyfield

  Motivational, Boxing, Doe

  Twitter post from Jan 2, 2017

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