Vance Havner Quotes
Let it never be forgotten that, although we may do nothing about the Word we hear, the Word will do something to us.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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Perhaps things are not things but words: metaphors, words for other things.
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It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.
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Let your emotions come out. If your behavior is flat, your game will be flat, too.
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People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.
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I think that any sort of fantasy or sci fi that is grounded in something that could ostensibly be real - 'Jurassic Park' being my favorite example - is that much more prescient because it means that much more. Maybe one day, what if?
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Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.
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I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle.
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The physical ego serves as its own worst enemy when, by delusive material behavior, it eclipses its true nature as the ever blessed soul.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.
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I'm going to prove to the fans, going to prove to my teammates, that I can be a better defensive player, offensive player, to win games.
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I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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It's terrible to realize you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die, and then it's too late.
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You see things through a different lens when you have a child.
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I learned over the years never to correct a fool or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you.
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The artist must be like a heart surgeon. He must approach something with sympathy, but with a sort of coldness and work and work until he finds some kind of perfection in his work. You can't have blood splashing all over the place. Things must be done very cleanly.
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My long-term plans are just to get as much experience as I can in Australia and try to make my own films.
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A thousand people will stop smoking today. Their funerals will be held sometime in the next three or four days.
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Let it never be forgotten that, although we may do nothing about the Word we hear, the Word will do something to us.
