Eugene H. Peterson Quotes

Neither the adventure of goodness nor the pursuit of righteousness gets headlines.

Eugene H. Peterson

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• No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.

  

  Jacob Bronowski
  • Power
  • Science
  • Politics

• The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.

  

  Ed Koch
  • Today
  • You
  • Fireworks

• To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.

  

  Yannick Noah
  • Part
  • Taxes
  • Payment

• Incidentally, our railroad facilities are under video surveillance by the federal police. However, the federal and state governments will have to determine whether video surveillance shouldn't be significantly expanded to a certain degree.

  

  Otto Schily
  • Police
  • Video
  • Surveillance

• There is an important idea in psychology: The 'just world theory,' which says that it is very important for us to convince ourselves that the world is just and things happen for a reason. That there is some elemental fairness in everything, which creates the illusion of justice.

  

  Malcolm Gladwell
  • World
  • Important
  • Justice

• We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.

  

  Warren Christopher
  • Strong
  • Path
  • Matter

• As a spectator, you get to watch everything, but I'd much rather be playing than watching. I'll have time to watch later in my career.

  

  Landon Donovan
  • Time
  • Career
  • You

• What I learned with tech companies is I gotta give people room to experiment, and also to make what might later on be a mistake. This is the attitude I want to build within San Francisco - give some time to the tech community.

  

  Ed Lee
  • People
  • Time
  • Community

• Certain actors wanna get paid, they think working in a low-budget movie is being ripped off. But for others it's like, 'Yes, let's do it.'

  

  Abel Ferrara
  • Movie
  • Think
  • Working

• Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking.

  

  Wangari Maathai
  • Done
  • Water
  • Tree

• It meant a lot because it was my first time to compete as a senior at that meet, which was kind of weird because I've done senior all year, but I didn't get to compete last year because of my elbow.

  

  Carly Patterson
  • Time
  • Done
  • Kind

• I think women should start to embrace their age. What's the alternative to getting older? You die. I can't change the day I was born. But I can take care of my skin, my body, my mind, and try to live my life and be happy.

  

  Olivia Munn
  • Life
  • Live
  • Women

• Don't call it a comeback I've been here for years.

  

  LL Cool J
  • Been
  • Call
  • Comeback

• Your entire universe will not be enough to make me guilty. You are the king of the Gods, Jupiter, the king of the stones and of the stars, the king of the waves of the sea. But you are not the king of men.

  

  Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Men
  • Universe
  • King

• Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.

  

  Jeff Bridges
  • Long
  • Funny

• Sometimes you like the personal adventure implicit in the making of a film, and sometimes you like your part in a film, and sometimes you like the final result.

  

  Jacqueline Bisset
  • Adventure

• Non-studio entities can experiment with storytelling that might be too niche... for a studio.

  

  Freddie Wong

• There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced.

  

  Charles Kennedy
  • Country
  • Choices

• I began to be quite outrageous, and told him all I conceived of him; uttering several bold truths, not in the least to the advantage of his character.

  

  Charlotte Charke
  • Character
  • Advantage
  • Truths

• It’s one of the most enjoyable experiences. To me, it’s theater. Immediate reaction, the second it’s done. I get to be in my living room with you, trolling my own show.

  

  Orlando Jones
  • Theater
  • Experiences
  • Enjoyable

• Edward Abbey said you must brew your own beer; kick in you Tee Vee; kill your own beef; build your cabin and piss off the front porch whenever you bloody well feel like it. I already had a good start. As a teenager in rural Maine, after we came to America, I had learned hunting, fishing, and trapping in the wilderness. My Maine mentors had long ago taught me to make home brew. I owned a rifle, and I'd already built a log cabin. The rest should be easy. I thought I'd give it a shot.

  

  Bernd Heinrich
  • Home
  • America
  • Learned

• We are not cowed into timidity by death and life. Were we forced to rely on our own shabby resources we would be pitiful people in deed. But the awareness of Christ's present risenness persuades us that we are buoyed up and carried on by a life greater than our own.

  

  Brennan Manning
  • Life
  • Death
  • Awareness

• Neither the adventure of goodness nor the pursuit of righteousness gets headlines.

  

  Eugene H. Peterson
  • Adventure
  • Goodness
  • Headlines