Francis Chan Quotes
We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and excessive. Our culture says anything goes; fear of God is almost unheard of. We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry.
Quotes to Explore
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Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is.
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One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.
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There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.
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It's no use crying over spilt summits.
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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.
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The girls want to see the rips on your stomach - they like that.
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In late 2003, the Bush administration reversed a long-standing policy requiring agents to destroy their files on innocent American citizens, companies and residents when investigations closed.
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You can't teach the old maestro a new tune.
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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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I am fascinated by Spinoza's pantheism, but I admire even more his contribution to modern thought because he is the first philosopher to deal with the soul and body as one, and not two separate things.
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With While You Were Sleeping, it was so much fun and such a Cinderella story, that I didn't want to do another romantic comedy. I wanted to do the opposite.
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Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they stood by the street and had in their hands placards that said 'Gerald Our Ford'. That meant so much to us as we were driving into Washington.
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We feel a brand should be free.
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The qualities I am looking for in Miss Right are intelligence and humour.
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OT Genasis is my L.A. homie; I've seen him grind, and he is still making hits.
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If I ever end up on the worst-dressed list, it's not going to make me fall apart.
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I don't know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.
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How much time, creative energy, and emotion do we expend resisting change because we assume growth must always be painful? Much personal growth is uncomfortable, but it's worse to thwart the ascent of your authenticity.
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I'm very claustrophobic.
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The cure for all the illness of life is stored in the inner depth of life itself, the access to which becomes possible when we are alone. This solitude is a world in itself, full of wonders and resources unthought of. It is absurdly near; yet so unapproachably distant.
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Do we have a brain? Than use it. It's all you need to overcome a problem. That's the secret. That's my simple but powerful prescription for life, love, and success in a dangerous world.
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We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and excessive. Our culture says anything goes; fear of God is almost unheard of. We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry.
