Quoted in "Messiah from the Midwest" Time (December 4, 1978)
“
The young preacher once threw his Bible to the floor and yelled at his associates, "Too many people are looking at this instead of looking at me!"
— Jim Jones
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The young preacher once threw his Bible to the floor and yelled at his associates, "Too many people are looking at this instead of looking at me!"" in the context of "Quoted in "Messiah from the Midwest" Time (December 4, 1978)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jim Jones" (Quotes)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Jim Jones
James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, political activist, preacher, and faith healer who led the Peoples Temple, a new religious organization which existed between 1955 and 1978. In what he claimed to be a "revolutionary suicide", Jones and his inner circle orchestrated a mass murder–suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978.
About Jim Jones
James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, political activist, preacher, and faith healer who led the Peoples Temple, a new religious organization which existed between 1955 and 1978. In what he claimed to be a "revolutionary suicide", Jones and his inner circle orchestrated a mass murder–suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978.
View all quotes →