Mark Batterson Quotes
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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 wondered had I really oversold the Hubble. I have to admit that, since, I have been convinced that I didn't.
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In Merlin, Arthur has a very loyal friend who keeps him on his toes. Arthur enjoys those challenges, and there is a lot of great banter between them. Meanwhile, in Arthur, Merlin has a friend he can really rely on. Merlin knows that when it comes the crunch, Arthur will always do the right thing.
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Ah, I am thinking people put more in their prayers than was ever put in them by God.
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Anger was a waste of time and energy. Anger was useless."Anger" was the label given to the emotion that accomplished nothing.
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I do have an occasional temper - I sort of inherited my dad's short fuse.
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New media is like a megaphone. It amplifies your ability to reach more people.
