Barbara Brown Taylor Quotes
When I say I trust Jesus, that is what I mean: I trust that the way of life leads through perishability, not around it.
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I suffer from a more complex, persistent fear. It manifests itself in nerves, and on film the camera sees even the tiniest evidence of this. So you have to learn that when the director calls 'Action,' you don't go to this place of tension, but somehow you become free.
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They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do.
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I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
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To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.
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I live in Italy. I visit my family in Switzerland.
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My whole thing is being sexy without showing too much, because that's my comfort level.
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We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race, the human race.
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Public radio is alive and kicking, it always has been.
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Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge.
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Anything that I can do with Jennie Garth, I would love to do it. I really like her. I got along with her really well, and I enjoyed her perspective on life. I think she's really talented and very, very funny.
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It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is, but it is often exceedingly difficult to find this out.
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I love the sense of how time passes when I'm acting. When you're not aware of the clock ticking, that is always a good sign you're enjoying something.
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I've never been afraid of much, and like any normal kid, I liked to push the limits of what I could do.
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I hate cardio; I hate to go for a run. I hate physical things. But Jiu Jitsu is fun because its self-defence and you get some good cardio.
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And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy.
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We are all made of air There's stars in my eyes and there's sun in my hair And I'm runnin' away, it makes me feel better
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As aromatic plants bestowNo spicy fragrance while they grow;But crush'd or trodden to the ground,Diffuse their balmy sweets around.
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There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.
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It's time to bring a change because the world is changing. Let's open our minds and live in present.
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I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.
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I'm always more comfortable and in a good place when I'm with friends because I know they trust me. I'm able to get great performances from people who trust me.
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I believe in fate. And in the depths of my soul, I am an Orthodox Christian. I think the New Testament is especially important. What Jesus and his disciples preached and did was a great thing.
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When I say I trust Jesus, that is what I mean: I trust that the way of life leads through perishability, not around it.
