Mark Batterson Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone romanticizes somebody.
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Broadway is really my life.
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Things are simple, it is us human beings that make it difficult.
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To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.
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Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.
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Questions that require answers are what keep readers going - and the place to start raising those questions is with your very first sentence.
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Too often, we think that, when we have a problem with our lives or our country, that the way to fix it is to take an eye for an eye. That doesn't help anything or anyone.
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You want maybe to be that guy or one of the few guys who can help develop the game in the United States.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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My mother is a beautiful writer. Writing letters back and forth with her was an athletic endeavor, and it became something I really looked forward to.
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Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
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With a focus on records and making money, you tend to miss a good story.
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I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.
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The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.
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And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
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I'm more comfortable writing traditional protagonists. But 'Steve Jobs' and 'The Social Network' have antiheroes. I like to write antiheroes as if they're making their case to God about why they should be allowed into heaven. I have to find something in that character that is like me and write to that.
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'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll.
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It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
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I'm an auditory learner, and if you put something into a song, I'll remember it forever.
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I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates.
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There are three essential factors in all human activity: spirit, materials, and action.
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I got a job as soon as I graduated from school. I always wanted to bartend because I love listening to people and how awful their lives are.
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Sometimes you have to put a wrench in the gears to get people to listen.
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New media is like a megaphone. It amplifies your ability to reach more people.
