Francis Chan Quotes
Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the Lord, and enjoy him as I should, my action doesn't spring from my identity and enjoyment of Christ. When that happens, I end up getting the glory rather than Jesus.

Quotes to Explore
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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John Green was on the set of 'The Fault In Our Stars' the entire time, which is amazing! Wouldn't you want John Green on set the entire time?
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence. Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate... I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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There aren't that many things left that haven't already been done, especially with music. I'm interested in ideas that can shake us all up.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player.
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TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it's not 'Is it a good script?' but 'Is it a BBC2 script?'
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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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The presumption that an extant mode is efficient if the expected net gain is negative can nevertheless be rebutted by showing that the obstacles to implementing an otherwise superior feasible alternative are 'unfair.'
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
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I felt that as long as we were being honest, and that we didn't bend the truth to accomplish another goal, to be entertaining or to be a happy ending, I was confident that we'd be able to tell the story the way it happened.
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I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
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To be honest, I was born in luxury. I never saw the dearth of money, so money is not something which motivates me.
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There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
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It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit that style of music.
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The 'Black Panther' world taught me about the importance of exfoliating.
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Although no credible evidence exists that the speed of light can be exceeded, writers are willing to embrace the possibility that light might be outpaced somehow. Never underestimate the persuasive power of somehow.
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It's a lot harder to reach people's hearts than it is to reach people's brains.
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Man, as an originator of action, is a union of desire and intellect.
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Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the Lord, and enjoy him as I should, my action doesn't spring from my identity and enjoyment of Christ. When that happens, I end up getting the glory rather than Jesus.