Jim Elliot Quotes
Missionaries are very human folks, just doing what they are asked. Simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt Somebody.
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It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Until part of your paycheck is regularly paid in Bitcoin, I'm not sure how it would really go mainstream. I can imagine places in the world where there are not functioning banking systems or payroll systems, where it could go mainstream first because you're not trying to replace the way people are already doing something.
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Yeah, I'm from Jersey; it's almost like I was automatically born a Nets fan.
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The ideal American type is perfectly expressed by the Protestant, individualist, anti-conformist, and this is the type that is in the process of disappearing. In reality there are few left.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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I would love the opportunity to create my own program. I feel like a TV show with a format of monologue with lots of sketches thrown in could be really fun. But you know, that may never happen. Minimally, I just want to keep making stand-up.
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You need a big ego to be an artist.
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I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews!
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It seemed like most of the memories faded before they had time to form. And after a while, my life with my father seemed like a familiar story or a distant dream.
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I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.
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There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line.
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Thus, neither my government nor myself, personally, are without ideals and responsibilities.
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Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day.
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When I record something, I'll take a drive and just listen.
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When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention.
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David Lynch helped me be cool.
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One of the things we tell ourselves as African-Americans is if we work hard, play by the rules, we do start back a little ways, but if we can be twice as good, somehow we can escape history and heritage and legacy.
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On 'Mad Men,' I have a bit of an advantage because I know who gets better as they repeat a scene and who's best at the beginning.
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Some knowledge is too heavy...you cannot bear it...your Father will carry it until you are able.
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I'm painfully shy.
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I do make sure that I've got people who are experts that are helping me make the best decisions possible.
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I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page.
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Missionaries are very human folks, just doing what they are asked. Simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt Somebody.
