N. T. Wright Quotes
The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.
Quotes to Explore
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We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.
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You don't need expensive classes and all kinds of weird equipment if you really want to be in shape. There are great ways to do it that are very economical, it just takes a time commitment, even if it means waking up a half hour a day before the rest of the household gets up because that's the only time you have.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
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Everybody loves a villain - let's face it.
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As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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I'm completely in love with the idea of love.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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You are the only you. That means you don't lose roles to anybody else. There's no competition, so they either want you or they don't want you, and it's not that they wanted someone else over you.
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I read everything and anything. I love books.
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If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
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Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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Giving alms is only a virtuous deed when you give money that you yourself worked to get.
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My losses and my victories are in the past. I think of the future. After a fight is over, it's in the past. I always have to go back to the gym and train to improve in all areas, winning or losing. I think I can always do better next time.
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A sin...consists in doing, saying, thinking, or imagining anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God
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The last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened galleries, and a few of them have become the best in the world.
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The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.
