Vance Havner Quotes
In other days people chose a church on the basis of their doctrinal convictions. Now, lacking doctrinal convictions, they choose for social reasons.
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
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We just here to do our job.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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I want love, because love is the best feeling in the whole world.
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The best song is what resonates with that one person the most. It's why, if you ask a million people on the face of the Earth, they're all gonna have different favorite songs, their own best song ever, because that's the one that touched them the most.
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You who speak languages, you are such liars.
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There's a classic element that all good Disney movies have. It really comes down to the storytelling, I think. It manages to push all of these buttons inside of us; there's a sentimentality.
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My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
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Looking back on everything that happened with me and coach, 99 percent of the time it was my fault. I see that now, definitely. ... Now that he's gone, you understand you lost a lot.
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I think lower wages have made men much less marriageable than they were before. It's not just like your job goes to hell. Your marriage goes to hell. You don't know your children anymore. Your children have a higher chance of being screwed up.
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When somebody talks about your career, most people are gonna talk about wins and losses, a World Series or pennants. But if somebody asked me how I would sum up my career, I would say I had a unbelievable, fabulous career.
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If there are two kinds of people in the world - DC Comics people and Marvel Comics people - what kind am I? Well, to be honest... I'm a Wildstorm kinda guy. In the interest of full and fair disclosure, I write for Wildstorm. But even if I didn't, I'd love what they do. No, seriously, I'd love their stuff.
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In other days people chose a church on the basis of their doctrinal convictions. Now, lacking doctrinal convictions, they choose for social reasons.
