Erwin McManus Quotes
The church is not here to meet our needs. We are the church here to meet the needs of the world.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.
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America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
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He also didn't like a lock of my hair and said that he couldn't get into the moment without the hair being just right. I quietly knew that he was anxious and that the hairdo wasn't the real issue. But we all let it go and came back to the scene sometime later.
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Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try to do is to spend time together alone. And one of the things we really enjoy doing together is seeing a good movie.
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I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone device that would pick up other people's voices.
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I don't go to the sale rack. But I wouldn't say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful.
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In the morning, when thou art sluggish at rousing thee, let this thought be present; 'I am rising to a man’s work.'
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I do think that with any kind of infidelity, on some level - unless you're dealing with a sociopath - there's always a reason.
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Probably only an art-worlder like me could assign deeper meaning to something as simple and silly as Tebowing. But, to us, anytime people repeat a stance or a little dance, alone or together, we see that it can mean something. Imagistic and unspoken language is our thing.
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Whenever I'm asked about the greatest lesson I've learned, my response is, 'Happiness is a choice I make.'
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Our stories are different; our pain is the same.
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There is no method by which an average citizen can effectively fight the White House in the media.
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Onstage, I was never the ingenue.
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I love when things don't go to plan.
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In 1987 I got dartitis, a psychological condition which means you can't let your darts go properly. For a time, I wondered what the hell I was going to do if I didn't recover. But I remained positive and, thankfully, got over it. It occurred during the Swedish Open when I found I couldn't let the darts go.
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My favorite book is always the one I'm working on at the moment.
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Peer mediation is a chance for students to work with other students to help them resolve problems, arguments, disagreements without having to get the teacher or the administration involved.
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In some units it may suppress the motor discharge altogether, in some it may merely slow the motor discharge thus lessening the wave frequency of the contraction and so the tension.
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People are so used to men playing these amazing roles that they sometimes can't even see that there is no reason it has to be a man other than it was written that way - this is true for diversity in general.
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I am a big lover of the environment. I actually come from Maine, which is pretty much all environment.
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Charity felt rather snoozy after the long sermon, and she was really very grateful when Reverend Meeps offered her a cup of tea. Church was not so bad when the minister remembered you were only human.
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The church is not here to meet our needs. We are the church here to meet the needs of the world.
