Eugene H. Peterson Quotes
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There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.
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We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this.
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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Nothing makes us love a person as much as praying for him.
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Just as it had taken centuries to determine the true nature of the universe, so also the search for the beginning of human life proceeded well into the 20th century.
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I wanted to tell a romantic and dark side of Ottoman history that was also slightly political, saying to the previous generation of writers, 'Look, I'm interested in Ottoman things, and I'm not afraid of it, and I'm doing something creative.'
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Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with a certain person - it gives them what they obviously want, which is to keep a level of fame. I'm not putting it down.
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The same things we've done the past couple of seasons. We've worked on the engine and clutch. We'll try and pick up the performance and consistency of the car and go back out there.
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I never do research unless it's extraordinary circumstances.
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To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic.
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Music is a very big participant in everything I do, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed.
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Manners are love in a cool climate.
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There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been one of them.
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What is problematic about Obamacare is that it is killing millions of jobs in this country and has killed millions of jobs. It has forced millions of people into part time work. It has caused millions of people to lose their insurance, to lose their doctors, and to face skyrocketing insurance premiums. That is unacceptable.
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I’ve watched therapy getting more and more mushy in the past fifteen years in America.... It’s become what I call coercive compassion. It’s disgusting, it’s condescending, it’s insulting, it’s coddling, it keeps everyone in an infantile condition rather than in the adult condition that was the ultimate goal of Freudian analysis.
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People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician.
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Part of our pedagogy is, you report on what's going on in your neighborhood and your city.
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When I get my hands on painting materials I don't give a damn about other people's painting... every generation must start again afresh.
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I'm always excited to carry more and more weight and responsibility within a story.
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What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.
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Since most American students cannot simply pay their full tuition out of pocket, financing a college education often takes the form of loans, both private and from the government.
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I'm a great believer in luck and the extraordinary role that plays in all of our lives.
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When you are part of a megachurch you have no responsibility to anybody else.
