Donald Miller Quotes
I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.
Quotes to Explore
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It has been hard for me to find it, but I have found love.
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I love dogs, but dogs, you have to be in the country with dogs. I cannot walk a dog on the street.
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I was devastated when I got the review for my first book. The book came out a couple years before the women's movement broke through, and people were putting it down, asking, 'Why does the woman in this book need to get a divorce? Why can't she just shut up and be happy?'
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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I get intrigued by a first lin and I write to find out why it means something to me. You make discoveries just the way the reader does, so you're simultaneously the writer and the reader.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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I remember, when I was at school, we would have a 10-minute storytelling session where we'd all sit on the floor cross-legged, and the teacher would read. It became something we all really looked forward to. That was part of the reason I grew to love stories.
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I would love to do a period movie. I've always wanted to wear the corset, you know. It's a girl thing!
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I love to watch 'Chopped,' 'Jeopardy,' and 'Breaking Bad.' You can't pass up that one. Oh! One other show I love to watch is 'Suburgatory.'
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There are two of my favorite books, 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Gone With The Wind', that were made into movies. And I love those movies as much as I love the books. That's really rare.
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It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud.
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I love C-3PO; I love the girl from 'Ex Machina' - these kind of robots that have so much soul that you feel for them.
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Whenever I went to a wedding or a party, girls kept complaining about their shoes. I love to dance, and I wanted them to have shoes they could keep on all night.
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Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
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Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and necessary.
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This shared love of cooking and celebration has allowed me to create a strong bond with my family.
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How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should try it.
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I'm confident in my intentions and why I'm making music. I'm not making music because I want to be on your TV screen or the cover of your magazine.
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Solemnity in politicians is not only tiresome but may even mask those twin sins - self-righteousness and intolerance - for the opinions of others. If I couldn't laugh, I couldn't live, especially in politics.
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Consider the challenge when a steady diet of spinach is on offer.
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I'm so proud and honored to have been in 'Lonesome Dove' and 'Eight Men Out.' How come I'm not known for one of those?
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Writing blurbs for books means you have to read the book, and it cuts into the business of bookselling. So every time I get a blurb from a bookseller, I try to write a thank you note.
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I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.
