David Christian Quotes

All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are.

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• There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.

  

  Francesca Annis
  • Relationships
  • Celebration

• Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.

  

  Samantha Bond
  • Different
  • Long
  • Night

• Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • God
  • Doing
  • Look

• I don't look like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise. When you put me on the screen, the women don't want to make love to me, and the men don't want to be me.

  

  Eddie Marsan
  • Men
  • Women
  • Like

• The Internet is so big that no one can control anything, really.

  

  Laura Ramsey
  • Control
  • Internet
  • Big

• This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit.

  

  Harry Belafonte
  • Spirit
  • Generosity
  • United

• The first album I ever bought with my own money was 'Ten.' Every single song reminds me of my childhood.

  

  Aaron Paul
  • Money
  • Song
  • Single

• Here's the miracle: I grew up thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great to write 'Superman' someday? Wouldn't it be great to create my own show, or work on 'Lensman,' or 'Forbidden Planet?' Those were very literally the goals I set for myself, the dreams that I thought I didn't have a chance in hell of ever actually achieving. But it's happened.

  

  J. Michael Straczynski
  • Up
  • Work
  • Great

• There are only three outs an inning, and they should be treasured. Give one away, and you're making everything harder for yourself.

  

  Earl Weaver
  • You
  • Yourself
  • Three

• I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult.

  

  Rafael Nadal
  • Learn
  • Difficult
  • Languages

• And when I get bored, it's like the worst parts of me come out. I really veer to self-destructive tendencies quickly.

  

  Zoe Kazan
  • Bored
  • Worst
  • Destructive

• There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not to kill himself; and to kill himself would have seemed cowardly, as implying fear of being killed by others.

  

  Lafcadio Hearn
  • Men
  • Man
  • Fear

• The beginning of the shows are different. One time we'll say 'Hello, Denver'. Another time we'll say 'Hello, Memphis'. It's always different.

  

  Lance Bass NSYNC
  • Time
  • Different
  • Always

• People are sources not just of consumption but of innovation.

  

  Ramez Naam
  • People
  • Innovation
  • Sources

• I'm religiously opposed to religion.

  

  Victor Hugo
  • Religion
  • Opposed

• Children are our future, and God loves the children.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • God
  • Children
  • Future

• We began talking about the characters and he opened up about his vision. He's extremely thoughtful and sees grand issues both social and political in an interesting way. Quite honestly, I wasn't certain how some of his ideas were applicable to the screenplay, but he was heartfelt and adamant about them. And I remember completely going with it.

  

  Madeleine Stowe
  • Up
  • Remember
  • Political

• He’s tough, ma’am,-tough is J. B.; tough and devilish sly.

  

  Charles Dickens

• When I was a baby, my mom used to have a dance school, and she used to teach classes there. We didn't have money for a babysitter, so she always brought me with her to the dancing school. Back then, I was already watching and listening to Michael Jackson for a long time.

  

  Nick van de Wall
  • Time
  • Long
  • School

• He had no picture of her. She would be a memory that would fade as her warmth would fade, but would fade over the years, and he would forget the passion that gave life to this face.

  

  Bernard Cornwell
  • Life
  • She
  • Passion

• There are people who read Tolstoy or Dostoevski who do not insist that their endings be happy or pleasant or, at least, not be depressing. But if you're writing mysteries - oh, no, you can't have an ending like that. It must be tidy.

  

  Martha Grimes
  • People
  • Writing
  • Happy

• You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.

  

  Maya Angelou
  • Positive
  • Influence
  • Experiences

• For nuclear power to have a future, we'll either need more Yucca Mountains or a way to decrease the stuff we put there.

  

  Burton Richter
  • Power
  • Future

• All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are.

  

  David Christian