Charles J. Chaput Quotes
The point of this work and the Christian life as a whole is not burden and drudgery, but joy. Jesus
Quotes to Explore
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Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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I came from nothing really to something; I came from the gutter to making the gutters.
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I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
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I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.
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I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.
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The books I love most are the ones that combine some sort of gripping story with really beautiful or stylish writing. Some of my favorites are 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy, 'The Virgin Suicides' by Jeffrey Eugenides, 'The Interpreter of Maladies' by Jhumpa Lahiri, and 'Blindness' by Jose Saramago.
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Early in my investment-banking career, I realized I was on a path that others had set out for me.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
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'Frida' was a joy; this was delicious, I couldn't wait every day to get to the set, although I was exhausted, and have my leg get cut off or lose the baby or be in her shoes and get to play my hero and be able to go places emotionally. You know, we live for parts like this. This is a dream for an actor.
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It is not in our interest to sign economic policy agreements with the IMF, as that unnecessarily limits the room to manoeuvre of... the Hungarian government, Hungarian parliament and lawmakers.
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To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death.
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When I started wrestling, I started only to get in shape. I found out that a wrestling school had opened in Ireland, and I wanted to go because I was hanging out with the wrong crowd and I wanted to turn my life around.
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Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow revenge of the Orient, which has diverted the Yellow River down our throats.
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I'm influenced by all types of music.
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Experience has shown me that standing by oneself reading from one's book isn't especially compelling - unless you're David Sedaris.
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Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst.
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The type of girls that would sleep with you in a heartbeat aren't the type of girls I'd want to take home anyway.
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Where reason fails, time oft has worked a cure.
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The same love that made me laugh makes my cry.
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I remember how a man once got in touch with me to tell me that he was so engrossed in my book that he had to take a day off from work just so that he could finish reading it. Such kind of responses from my readers is extremely endearing, and it keeps me going.
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The best thing to do when you're writing is to write about something you know instead of pretending. I mean, you can do that too, obviously, but when you write from your heart, it works so much better.
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The point of this work and the Christian life as a whole is not burden and drudgery, but joy. Jesus
