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Belief in the potential of every child
Father Flanagan
There is no such thing as a bad boy.
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Baseball Team Preferences and Rivalries
Freddie Fuller
There's our baseball field... last year one of our players was drafted by the St. Louis Browns.
Whitey Marsh
Well, I like the Yankees.
Freddie Fuller
You would!
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The Concept of Time and Eternity
Dan Farrow
How much time have I got, Father?
[panicky, about to die in the electric chair]
Father Flanagan
Eternity begins in forty-five minutes, Dan.
Dan Farrow
What happens then?
Father Flanagan
Oh, a bad minute or two.
Dan Farrow
And after that?
Father Flanagan
Well, Dan, that's a question that scientists and philosophers have been asking for a million years.
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A Boy's Struggle Against His Fate
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The life story of a boy who was "born to be hung"!
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The Power of Imagination Beyond Words
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Greater than the imagination of the best writers!
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Embracing Individual Beliefs and Identities
Tony Ponessa
If you're a Catholic or a Protestant, you can go right on being one.
Whitey Marsh
Well, I'm nothin'.
Tony Ponessa
Then, you can go right on being nothin', and nobody cares.
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The Power of a Mother's Love
Father Flanagan
I know that a mother can take a whip to the toughest boy in the world, and he forgets it because he knows that she loves him.
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The Greatest Heart Drama of the Year
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The greatest heart drama of the year.
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