John Ortberg Quotes
God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
Quotes to Explore
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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There's such a strong community element in country - it's like a family. So I don't want to do anything that can come off, even if I'm not intentionally doing it, as giving the perception that I'm trying to abandon that family.
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It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
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Mindsets, skills and leadership, experience and access, and critical consciousness - we need all four of these things for our students to be the leaders, people and citizens we want them to be.
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Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster.
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
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The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.
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'Pyrapshere' began as a sketch for a variety show I produced called 'A Pretty Good Show.' My partner, Andersen Gabrych, and I expanded it into a full-fledged faux-religion, including a list of 21 tenets, sacred symbols, testimonials, and even a clothing line. Many people believed it was a real thing and wanted to join.
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I've lived most people's dream by playing football.
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Brad Pitt is amazingly talented and equally good-looking, too.
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I hate parameters. They immediately alienate a bunch of people.
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I'd like it if people thought I was Jewish looking.
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The Internet is changing what entertainment and sports is. It's not just a few people authoring an experience for others. It's really growing out of what everybody does.
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I'm attracted to playing people who aren't necessarily straightforward.
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And a tiny number of people in a few states make these decisions, and we're left with these options that are increasingly not attractive to the American people.
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It's always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That's just in human relationships.
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I've done a pretty good job of hitting 18-34-year-old males, and not such a good job of reaching kids. Disney has done a great job of reaching kids, but maybe not the 18-34-year-olds. I figure I can learn a lot from Disney, and maybe, I don't know, they can learn a lot from me.
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I always get nervous. It's usually a good thing. I worry about the nights that I'm not nervous, actually.
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Haste is universal because everyone is in flight from himself.
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The people who watch Fox are not going to watch CNN. You know, let's be honest.
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You always need to make sure that you're looking at every angle and every perspective so that people, when they read the story, know what's happening. You have to write for everyone.
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As a kid, I always looked up to supermodels, thinking about how amazing they are. I always wanted to be in photos.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
