Carl Lentz Quotes
I made the fearful decision to head to Sydney, Australia, to study the Bible. My calling, my wife, Laura, my church, my passion - all were behind the scariest door of all time. Since that day, this remains exactly true: Fear never leaves. But the way we handle it can always change.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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Progress, real progress, makes me cry harder than anything. When the world itself grows.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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I always have coffee and porridge for breakfast.
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
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I shot 'Girl' about three weeks after I finished 'The Magnificent Seven.'
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I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is.
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London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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As an actor, I still don't really know exactly what I am doing most of the time.
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We only need so much to survive, but this world we live in tells us we need more stuff to be happy. We're inundated with our televisions, the Internet and advertising that says in order to be happy you have to have these things. When you say, 'Gimme, gimme, gimme,' you will always be in short supply.
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I think I'm like a free spirit.
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I'm very tomboy, and I'm inspired by hip hop artists.
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My dream job was to work in an ice cream shop. Two weeks and five pounds later, I realized it wasn't for me. For many years, I had planned to be a corporate lawyer. As luck would have it, other than a summer internship, I didn't end up doing that either.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can't get rid of.
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I work so I don't need to make rent through my songs, and I think if more people engaged with music without needing it to provide for their welfare, you're not beholden to anyone.
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I spoke with Abramovich. He is very simple and loves football. We were on the same wavelength: he wants to confirm Chelsea's position at the top.
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We don't have any power other than our intellect and our hearts.
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It takes time to develop a sense of humor, shared world views.
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In spinning a robe of your own righteousness, before the sun goes down you will find it all unraveled.
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I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion.
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Change almost never fails because it's too early. It almost always fails because it's too late.
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I made the fearful decision to head to Sydney, Australia, to study the Bible. My calling, my wife, Laura, my church, my passion - all were behind the scariest door of all time. Since that day, this remains exactly true: Fear never leaves. But the way we handle it can always change.
