John Piper (John Stephen Piper) Quotes
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
A. N. Wilson -
Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.
Zig Ziglar -
I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.
Flavor Flav -
All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men; and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel -
When I walked in to read with Edie Falco, it was nice, because I auditioned in New York, and it was very quick. You walk in, there's Edie, the producers, the director, and a camera. I read three scenes, and it was done.
Adam Ferrara -
I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman.
Patricia Highsmith
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I've made my music so that it could be about anything and everybody - whether it's a guy, a female or a goat - and everybody can relate to that.
Sam Smith -
I don't even make multiplayer games much, so dealing with multiple characters is something new for me – or, rather, something I've had to recall from my days as a roleplaying adventure designer where the party was everything!
Warren Spector -
In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth.
Yasser Arafat -
This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended.
Pam Grier -
Most of my work is based in Hyderabad, so it makes sense that I own a house here. Another reason I want a home here is because I want to have my own kitchen so that I can cook, since I hate food from hotels.
Rakul Preet Singh -
I fly from the seat of my pants, basically.
Carlene Carter
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I have a coach but there's nobody at my level in Gaza. I have to do most of my training sessions on my own.
Nader al-Masri -
I feel I belong in the movie business and I belong in the security business. It's a natural for me.
Sam J. Jones -
Ideas come from all over, but as I write more and more, I find I'm always hunting for mood: I want to write a novel with a pervasive mood that sticks with you after you close the cover.
Maggie Stiefvater -
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
Rabindranath Tagore -
My grandpa was in the Navy, but it wasn't something that was expected or planned for me to do.
Adam Driver -
I think every single girl has something different and special about her. You find one who clicks with your vibe.
Zac Efron
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I don't really think, I just walk.
Paris Hilton -
It's always fun teasing the person. When they ask if I'm gay, I say, 'Oh, I don't know.'
Adam Garcia -
You realize that everything is a moving budget, and sometimes you've got to borrow from Peter to pay Paul, to make it happen.
J. H. Wyman -
Redemption is not perfection. The redeemed must realize their imperfections.
John Piper