Walter Brueggemann Quotes

The Gospel is a very dangerous idea. We have to see how much of that dangerous idea we can perform in our own lives. There is nothing innocuous or safe about the Gospel. Jesus did not get crucified because he was a nice man.

Walter Brueggemann

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• It's all about exploring the more unpredictable aspects in the character, not just fighting people.

  

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• Because I've done a lot of theater, I know what power is and how megalomaniacs are, since I've certainly played some.

  

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• Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious men who are deprived of honours or of wealth.

  

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• A pulp story without a detective and, obviously, somebody for him to do battle with is unthinkable, and I can't remember reading a pulp story that didn't have a dame - either a good girl or a bad girl.

  

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• I actually did go through severe depression and anxiety attacks where I couldn't sleep for weeks. It was definitely several months of being not myself.

  

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• Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rather pious.

  

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• The really magical things are the ones that happen right in front of you. A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty, but it is already there. And if you look with a bit more intention, you see it.

  

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• When you battle Nancy Pelosi as much as I have, you're bound to get a few wrinkles.

  

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• I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It's no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor.

  

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• I love Gwen Stefani. I'd watch what she'd wear over and over again and think, 'How do I nail this style?' And then, I like that classic beauty, too. Audrey Hepburn, she's so elegant.

  

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• The Gospel is a very dangerous idea. We have to see how much of that dangerous idea we can perform in our own lives. There is nothing innocuous or safe about the Gospel. Jesus did not get crucified because he was a nice man.

  

  Walter Brueggemann
  • Jesus
  • Idea
  • Gospel