Francis Chan Quotes
Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in.
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If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example.
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At least for me, any time I've been in hotbeds of creativity, I got excited about something that wasn't coming from me.
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In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies.
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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The Taliban is the Muslim version of the Salem witch trials.
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What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans.
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This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.
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Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls.
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I don't want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don't want to be walking down the street with a bodyguard. I don't think that will be an issue playing in L.A.
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I always wanted to be an ambassador.
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I have parents and family who will never allow me not to be grounded. If I thought for a second that I could possibly lift off the ground, I have a thousand people who will grab my ankles.
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The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
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If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.
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Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know this.
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I live to eat – when someone else cooks for me.
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He took me under his wing when I first came to the Rams and taught me everything – his technique in the pass rush, how to play off blockers, and how to make the big play.
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I have both sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation, which are both debilitating conditions.
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Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
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I think the way a person dresses is an expression of their personality, and I appreciate a well-tailored suit and the work that goes into it. But when it comes to fashion, on a scale of one to ten, I'm a two.
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I've always heard music in my head since I was a little kid, so I've always played towards that. If I felt bad, that's what I did.
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The resentment of discipline of any kind will warp the whole life away from God's purpose.
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It's a touchy subject, but as a Southerner, you can't ignore our history any more than a Renaissance painter can ignore the Virgin Mary. And it's impossible to drive down a road or eat a vegetable or pass a church without being reminded of slavery.
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Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in.
