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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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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We have all the good policies, all right visions, but the problem is implementation. When we come out of national conference, we want those leaders we have chosen to be those who can implement policies.
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I couldn't wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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The wisdom that comes from having experienced heartbreak cannot be bequeathed; it can only be gained through experience. And having truly felt it, we are far more likely to have compassion for others. Anything that takes us close to true compassion takes us closer to what will one day be an experience of even greater joy.
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We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of God. Amazing grace is no longer amazing to us.
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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.
