I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits? - John Templeton

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I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?

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About John Templeton

Sir John Marks Templeton (29 November 1912 – 8 July 2008) was an American-born British stock investor, businessman, philanthropist and founder of the John Templeton Foundation and the Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities.

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Alternative Names: John Marks Templeton Sir John Marks Templeton
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I served for 42 years on the board of trustees of the largest Presbyterian seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and we had brilliant people — teachers and students both — but they did not come up with many new concepts. They weren't invited to come up with new concepts. Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church.

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