Frederick Buechner Quotes
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.
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But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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Textbooks are going to remain a key part of learning. They just need to go digital, become more interactive and they need more analytics.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
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It is a great honor to become Executive Producer of 'Frontline.' David Fanning's mentorship and partnership over the past fifteen years has been extraordinary. I am inspired by his legacy and honored to guide 'Frontline's future.
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.
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When we were shooting 'Oz,' my wife was doing 'Beauty and the Beast' on Broadway, singing and dancing. It was an interesting dichotomy in our house.
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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
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I'm not in this sport to say a guy can beat me.
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I think of myself as a plain human being who happens to be an American.
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Mass layoffs produce big winners and losers. Most workers who remain are financially unscathed, even though their employer is struggling.
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My life is not perfect.
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If you lived through the shooting of Jaws, you can live through anything.
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I joke that my niche in Hollywood has been naked foreigners.
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It is better to live in a state of impermanence than in one of finality.
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I don't think it's that serious. If I feel good tomorrow and I feel like I'm not going to jeopardize missing games or hurt the team, I'll play. Otherwise, I'll sit down.
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Do the math: You never settle for less than the whole if you knew the half.
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Make a list of all the people in your life, and rate them in terms of energy in, energy out. Is there anyone in your life right now who is blocking your love quest?
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We are the first generation of human beings to have substantial insights into the origin of our cosmos and of human life in it.
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Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.
