Donald Miller Quotes
Instead of asking what it feels like to follow God or be used by God, we should be asking who God is, and whether we really know Him. Everything else will take care of itself.
Quotes to Explore
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If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don't stop, don't put it down.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.
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I like to do everything myself - I'm very hands-on with my housekeeping, my children, travelling, how I do things.
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I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.
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There are jobs, particularly database-oriented ones, for which computers are necessary, but for everyday office life, I question whether they have brought the productivity that their enormous cost, up to £10,000 per person, demands.
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I love cooking and baking.
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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 television business is based on managed dissatisfaction. You're watching a great television show you're really wrapped up in? You might get 50 minutes of watching a week and then 18,000 minutes of waiting until the next episode comes along.
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Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.
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Most mutations involve typos: Something bumps a cell's elbow as it's copying DNA, and the wrong letter appears in a triplet - CAG becomes CCG.
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Death ends a life, not a relationship.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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If you fire people, you fire customers.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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The journey matters as much as the goal.
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!
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When we were shooting 'The Book Thief,' I was keeping all these journals. And I remember talking to my mom, really trying to verbalize all the experiences I was having. And I remember my mom saying, 'Ben, reflection is a retroactive process.' When you're going through it, that's the time to just let it wash over you.
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Our babies are like penguins; penguin babies can't exist unless more than one person is taking care of them. They just can't keep going.
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I know many Catholics love God with all their heart. I have genuine respect for anyone who truly has given their life to Christ. We read about Mother Teresa and what a wonderful example she was.
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Instead of asking what it feels like to follow God or be used by God, we should be asking who God is, and whether we really know Him. Everything else will take care of itself.
