Eric Metaxas Quotes
Most people really have no problem with the idea of a creator God. Their question is just what is this God like, how can I know about him, how can I know him.
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Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment.
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When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.
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I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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You don't have to hit anybody on the head to be sexy.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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When you had thugs and bullies and killers imposing their will on their own people or other people - if you don't respond to it, it just keeps coming because they're encouraged by their own success.
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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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It might be useful to distinguish between pleasure and joy. But maybe everybody does this very easily, all the time, and only I am confused.
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I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.
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I did some musical theater and studied a little bit of acting as well.
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What do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them?
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One thing young people have to always keep in mind when deciding what they want to do with their lives is, is it fun? Is it something that I'm interested in? Is it something I enjoy?
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So many people that I've seen can't get clean water. It's a crime.
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Most people really have no problem with the idea of a creator God. Their question is just what is this God like, how can I know about him, how can I know him.
