N. T. Wright Quotes
It is faith that looks up at the creator God and knows him to be the God of love. And it is faith that looks out at the world with the longing to bring that love to bear in healing reconciliation, and hope.
Quotes to Explore
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The 'Agent X' set was never boring. During the first few days, I had to adjust to the loud noise on set, which included gun shots and explosions. After we finished filming the season, I realized I missed hearing all the noise and driving on empty freeways.
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There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.
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Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God.
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I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.
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My way of relaxing was always doing the opposite and playing the drums, but I need to be able to actually chill.
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I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.
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When an issue is so fraught with partisanship, a special counsel provides some modicum of transparency and accountability rather the the veil of politics.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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I eat two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners throughout the day. It's always eating.
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I think less than people think I do about politics. I care about writing.
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Barack Obama is more irritating than the other nuisances on the Left.
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Every story makes a promise to the reader. Actually, two promises, one emotional and one intellectual, since the function of stories is to make us both feel and think.
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If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
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The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.
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Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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I'm the kind of person who'll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.
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It's not my style to judge anybody.
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Everything has combined to make my life in New York an amazing experience. I told my manager a few years ago that I wanted to move here and try acting in the theater.
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I'm not consciously avoiding doing a lot of period drama, but I don't really seek it out either.
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The most important movement in the world is the feminist movement. If we can really figure out what's going on between men and women, the other problems will take care of themselves. I'm sure of it.
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Travel is a passion. I intend seeing the world.
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Women, as some witty Frenchman once put it, inspire us with the desire to do masterpieces and always prevent us from carrying them out.
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It is faith that looks up at the creator God and knows him to be the God of love. And it is faith that looks out at the world with the longing to bring that love to bear in healing reconciliation, and hope.
