Jon Beason Quotes
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I like to do the splits onstage.
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There's always the tendency to transform the Church into an ethical agency, and of measuring the Church by the yardstick of social and cultural utility.
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There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
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I have one desire: That is to have a principle-based, member-driven Congress. Period. That's what I want.
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The first girl you go to bed with is always pretty.
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The problem is that there is many great chefs and many great cookbooks, but none of them work at home.
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Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they're growing.
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But the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or alteration, and every good quality in Him being essential, and such as cannot be changed and converted, His glory is therefore declared to be pure and sincere.
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You're in a movie because you're appealing and because you represent the aspiration, the fantasy, the ideal.
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It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words, like 'What about lunch?'
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They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.
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Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I have always put tremendous effort into making each book a page turner: The harder it is for the reader to put it down, the better I've done my job.
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I want to produce a country album for a country singer.
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Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.
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Check-ins are cool, but kind of a pain.
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Estimates are that in 2012, more than 32 million books were available - the explosion, thanks to the ease of self-publishing; 2013 could see even more titles grace our virtual bookstores! That means we are going to be awash in covers and titles, plot descriptions and characters.
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You've got to allow yourself the things you enjoy or you'll just be miserable.
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We were created to look at one another, weren't we.
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I prefer to sing in the shower vs. the car. The shower is just steam, you know, its just you, and nature, and no clothing. You know, there's nothing separating you. It's just you, and the voice - you, and the water.
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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa.
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It was Richard Parker who calmed me down. It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same who brought me peace, purpose, I dare say even wholeness.
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I agree with Schopenhauer that one of the most powerful motives that attracts people to science and art is the longing to escape from everyday life.
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I want to do roles that will challenge me. I'm definitely interested in period pieces. But I definitely don't want to limit myself. I'm very open to different roles.
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I would cry after losses when I was a kid and pout. But I played like that.