Josh McDowell Quotes
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One school invited me down, as two pupils had come out, and the headmaster didn't know what to do about it. I said, 'How many students here are gay?' and he said, 'Just these two.' Clearly not. 'How many gay members of staff have you got?' He had no idea. And this was a concerned man.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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If the American government can't stand behind the dollar, the world's benchmark currency, then the global financial system will very likely enter a new era in which there is much less trade and much less economic growth. It would be, by most accounts, the largest self-imposed financial disaster in history.
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I wrote The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God in five hours, but I had it all planned out. It isn't poetry and it does not pretend to be, but it does what it sets out to do.
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We only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs.
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I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.
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I'm a sucker for any band named after a work of literature. Los de Abajo take their name from Mariano Azuela's famous novel 'The Underdogs,' and that says a lot about who they are and the music they make.
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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days.
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Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.
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I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing Jean Luc Picard because it was one of the things that he does terrifically well.
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When I was younger, I used to find stories about divas charming. Not much anymore.
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Opportunity knocks, but doesn't always answer to its name.
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I live in a world where there's magazines and blogs, and people feel like they are allowed to criticize me, and in the meanest way.
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At first, teaching was more or less a straightforward way of making a living and having access to institutional resources while writing - aka libraries. And that was not inconsiderable. But it didn't in any way touch the writing. Maybe it would push the writing aside sometimes, but mostly it was fine.
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The left has lost the common touch.
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I've been through a lot in my career, and the failure that I've gone through makes me really appreciate the moments of success much more.
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I can't say I follow politics extremely closely, but I'm definitely aware of what's going on in the world.
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I'm so excited about 'Identity Thief'. It's such a good comedy, and I'm excited for people to go out and see it!
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I was born in a place where your ZIP code determines your destiny.
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If America had a motto, it would be pull yourself up by the bootstraps, work harder than the next guy, have a goal and achieve it.
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I'll tell you what the real problem is: These people are working under the assumption that they know better about what is good for kids, what kids need to learn to get ahead in this world.
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It is more rewarding to resolve a conflict than to dissolve a relationship.
