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.Brennan Manning
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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.
A. N. Wilson -
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.
Rafael Palmeiro -
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.
Ranbir Kapoor -
Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.
A. R. Ammons -
I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
Sam Shepard -
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.
Queen Rania of Jordan
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Do not learn more than you absolutely need to get through life.
Karl Kraus -
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.
Uta Hagen -
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.
Damien Chazelle -
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
E. W. Howe -
Waterloo! Waterloo! Waterloo! Morne plaine!
Victor Hugo -
Irony is the first hint that consciousness became conscious.
Fernando Pessoa
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I've never been good at saying no.
Patrick Modiano -
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.
James Brown -
Always remember the last words of my grandfather, who said: 'A truck!'
Emo Philips -
I try to teach my kids to be open.
Antonio Banderas -
The sheer complexity of writing a play always had dazzled me. In an effort to understand it, I became a critic.
Kenneth Tynan -
Personally, I have nightmares about the unstoppable monster.
David Slade
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I wonder how it is with you, Harold? If I don't have a woman for three days, I get terrible headaches.
John F. Kennedy -
Do not become the candle that gives light to others but itself remains in darkness. Do not follow the desires of your lower self. Should the Lord wish, He himself will pick you out and prompt you to be a source of guidance. He Himself shall endow you with the inner strength to endure the changes of fortune and will instill within you infinite wisdom.
Abdul-Qadir Gilani -
I had called her up a couple of weeks before then, because I had heard this vicious rumour that she did not like the movie. It was very upsetting for me. I am very sensitive to that, because I am portraying her life and did not want her to be unhappy.
Charlize Theron -
Western Nebraska is the only place in all my travels where I have seen the dust blowing and the rain falling at the same time.
Poe Ballantine -
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.
Brennan Manning