Donald Miller Quotes
It is when people do not allow God to show up through them ... that the world collapses in on itself.
Quotes to Explore
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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Acting offers me an outlet. Here is the perfect opportunity to spend fleeting moments becoming an entirely different person; to experience a character entirely unlike myself, but to also make such a character a part of me. There is no routine here; there is no boredom.
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The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
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All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain 'control' over your financial destiny - pick your own stocks and execute your own trades - it will be the first step on a short road to riches.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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Sometimes we question things that we have done in our lives but how many times do we question what we haven't done in someone else's.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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I rode horses since I was a kid.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.
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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
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You have a new role: family caregiver. It's a role nobody applies for. You don't expect it. You won't be prepared. You probably won't even identify yourself as a caregiver.
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After five years in Ferrari, being second all the time, I think it was enough for me.
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Dying in the sanitary environment of a hospital is a relatively new concept. In the late 19th century, dying at a hospital was reserved for people who had nothing and no one. Given the choice, a person wanted to die at home in their bed, surrounded by friends and family.
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One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment - only you must first realize this.
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Because I wasn't Asian enough- they decided to hire an Asian Consultant. Because I was fucking it up as an Asian. She would follow me around: 'Margaret! Use chopsticks! And when you're done eating, you can put them in your hair. Now you're wearing shoes, which is something we don't do in the house. Now I'm just going to leave this abacus right here...'
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Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.
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I didn't know I was cool, but I was very flattered that some of the younger comedy writers came up to talk to me at the Emmys. I found that gratifying.
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In 'The Interestings' I wanted to write about what happens to talent over time. In some people talent blooms, in others it falls away.
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It is when people do not allow God to show up through them ... that the world collapses in on itself.
