Brennan Manning Quotes
Live in the wisdom of accepted tenderness. Tenderness awakens within the security of knowing we are thoroughly and sincerely liked by someone... Scripture suggests that the essence of the divine nature is compassion and that the heart of God is defined by tenderness.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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I kept trying to write these books that were sort of outside of my realm, and I kept failing.
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Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.
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Do not learn more than you absolutely need to get through life.
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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.
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The go-to reflex all over Hollywood is still likeability. I've always had a problem with it because I think I have a weird barometer in the sense that some of the characters I've cared about the most in movies are characters that are often thought of as despicable.
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
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Waterloo! Waterloo! Waterloo! Morne plaine!
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Irony is the first hint that consciousness became conscious.
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I've never been good at saying no.
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Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.
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Always remember the last words of my grandfather, who said: 'A truck!'
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I try to teach my kids to be open.
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The sheer complexity of writing a play always had dazzled me. In an effort to understand it, I became a critic.
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Children are marvelously and intuitively correct physiognomists. The youngest of them exhibit this trait.
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When a president makes life and death decisions, he should draw strength and wisdom from broad and deep experience with the reasons for and the risks of committing our children to our defense. For no matter how many others are involved in the decision, the president is a lonely man in a dark room when the casualty reports come in.
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For us here in Washington, we must never ever stop asking God for the wisdom to serve the public according to His will.
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I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.
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What did I do to deserve this?
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Live in the wisdom of accepted tenderness. Tenderness awakens within the security of knowing we are thoroughly and sincerely liked by someone... Scripture suggests that the essence of the divine nature is compassion and that the heart of God is defined by tenderness.
