Donald Miller Quotes
Job found contentment and even joy, outside the context of comfort, health or stability. He understood the story was not about him, and he cared more about the story then he did about himself.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.
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The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
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I love lamb shank. It's my favorite thing. You don't have it in America. It's a younger meat - it just falls off the bone - it's kind of like a roast. I really like blackened cod too.
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Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
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I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want.
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Project Xanadu is essentially my trademark. It was originally, and has returned to my arms as that.
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I think 'The Wire' really is relatable. It reflects an ongoing issue across America, about inaccuracies in major cities between rich and the poor and some of the things that go on behind the red tape of council and government bodies.
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I get to meet different directors and different people.
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Once I'm in a situation where I can not do anything for three years and go off the map, I'll focus more on writing. Right now, I want to just make Flume awesome... and big.
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Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
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The more love I craved, the more distant and abusive he grew. The role I longed to play was never written into Ryan's script: daughter.
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That heart alone is hard which does not shudder at itself for not feeling its hardness.
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I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life.
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Throughout my career, I was never able to relax; I always had to go on the field with another responsibility. I felt like I was playing, not just for my team, but for my race.
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This is a very big victory for Michael and we are all very proud that he has been completely and totally vindicated in court, as we were certain he would be.
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I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not allow me to take.
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When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want, or you could take charge and be your own parent.
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That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention and persuade them to try the issue out.
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I've always had a healthy disregard for authority - it allows me to do my job as a portrait photographer and not as someone who is playing the power game.
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Home is where your rump rests.
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To defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilization you need education.
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Job found contentment and even joy, outside the context of comfort, health or stability. He understood the story was not about him, and he cared more about the story then he did about himself.
