Frederick Buechner Quotes
Faith is stepping out into the unknown with nothing to guide us but a hand just beyond our grasp.
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The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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We have lost the idea that something can be secret because it is valuable, not because it's shameful. If you share everything with everybody, what have you got for yourself? I tweet and I blog, but I save a lot for myself. Not because I am ashamed.
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
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I want to be the defensive player to break the MVP barrier. I want to break barriers. I want to do things when people tell me I can't.
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With the greatest of respect, I have watched Apple from the day it started. I was publishing magazines about the Apple II before most people had ever heard what a personal computer was.
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I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate. My life has changed so dramatically over the last number of years, especially having a family now. My priorities have shifted.
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You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.
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You have injuries that bother you when you're not playing. When that horn blows, you don't feel it.
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
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With the right kind of financing, I think we can grow by 100 percent per year.
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If it's a close election, then it's better for the Supreme Court to pick the president, whether or not he won the election. It's just insane on its face.
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The turkey has a destiny which ends on San Martino's day.
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One is that you have to take time, lots of time, to let an idea grow from within. The second is that when you sign on to something, there will be issues of trust, deep trust, the way the members of a string quartet have to trust one another.
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You've got to eat while you dream. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. The success of doing both. Walking and chewing gum if you will. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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'Tulip Fever' did change my life. It did that thing that sometimes happens when a book takes off - it opened doors on to whole other worlds.
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I'm not necessarily in a vocation where I'm at risk; it's not like I'm a police officer. I'm a musician, so when I leave home, my family expects me to come back.
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His weariness is that of the gladiator after the combat; his work was the whitewashing of a corner in a state official's office.
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I don't think I tell stories of tragedy. I think I tell stories of love. Even though you're full of tears, I hope that you leave the theatre with your heart feeling like it's going to explode out of your chest. And yes, you've been through the tragedy, but it's ultimately hope that I think you're left with.
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I do think that exercise is important, not only to keep you in shape but also for your state of mind. However, I am not fanatical about it.
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Faith is stepping out into the unknown with nothing to guide us but a hand just beyond our grasp.
