Stanley Hauerwas Quotes
The narratives of Scripture were not meant to describe our world ... but to change the world, including the one in which we now live.
Quotes to Explore
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If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.
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I do two months of strict dieting, so after fight night, I go for whatever my body is craving. It's usually sushi. But after that, I go home to Guadalajara and indulge in a lot of tacos before I have to start getting in shape for another fight.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.
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After God and my family, it's surf. I don't imagine me not surfing. Surf brings me smile every day.
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Clinton was super attuned to other people to the point where he talks about feeling other people's pain. Clinton is probably the most buoyant, resilient person in American political history.
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Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love.
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Monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person.
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Otherwise, to be a movie star, it's a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can't do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don't want it.
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Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas married men have done most of the fighting and market work?
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When I played in a band, people just stand there and look at you and criticize what they didn't like. But if you watch a D.J. show, people go crazy from beginning to end. Say what you want against D.J.'s, but you can't deny that the energy level in the audience is for the most part far above what rock bands have.
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You earn very little money on independent films and I'm the provider for my home, so I do have to think of taking one for the accountant time and again and that means studio pictures.
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Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
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If ever I expected to come face to face with an angry Christian fundamentalist, it wasn't in FAO Schwarz.
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I never cultivated a personality. Almost everyone who is really famous has cultivated a personality.
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It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.
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All the historical pretenders to global power originated in Eurasia.
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A diverse customer base helps insulate you; a few large accounts can leave you vulnerable to their whims.
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By its very nature, non-violence cannot ‘seize’ power, nor can that be its goal. But non-violence can do more; it can effectively control and guide power without capturing the machinery of government. That is its beauty.
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There has to be more opportunities for Asian or black actors.
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My full name is Olatunde Olateju Olaolorun Fagbenle. I was named after my grandfather. It's Yoruba, which is, like, southern Nigeria.
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The narratives of Scripture were not meant to describe our world ... but to change the world, including the one in which we now live.
