Walter Brueggemann Quotes
People notice peacemakers because they dress funny. We know how the people who make war dress - in uniforms and medals, or in computers and clipboards, or in absoluteness, severity, greed, and cynicism. But the peacemaker is dressed in righteousness, justice, and faithfulness - dressed for the work that is to be done.Walter Brueggemann
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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One can be a great poet and be politically stupid.
Umberto Eco
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I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic.
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I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never really liked it. I always felt like I couldn't live up to it.
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Gary Numan
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Sometimes when we label something dystopian fiction, I feel like we're trying very hard not to use the words 'science fiction,' because science fiction has those horrible connotations of rocket ships and bodacious babes.
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Martin Luther King Jr., recognized bias when he saw it, knew what he was talking about.
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Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.
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The 90's are the 60's standing on their head.
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People either think I'm this totally savage, idiot-savant genius guy who's lucked out or they think I'm a super-manipulative crafty businessman, this kind of MBA guy who's spotted a gap in the market and knows how to create a product for it. It's flattering, but I've not got that much of a gameplan.
Irvine Welsh -
It's the first time that I've ever had an art show based on a film, but it's a photography collage.
Val Kilmer
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My favorite type of music to sing is a crossover between country and pop.
Lauren Alaina -
Peace and quiet are preferred. Victory should not be praised.
Lao Tzu -
A bunch of comedians have gotten in 'trouble' for sharing their views. When an actor or an artist or might come out saying something political or whatever, then it becomes about that view.
Craig Robinson -
People notice peacemakers because they dress funny. We know how the people who make war dress - in uniforms and medals, or in computers and clipboards, or in absoluteness, severity, greed, and cynicism. But the peacemaker is dressed in righteousness, justice, and faithfulness - dressed for the work that is to be done.
Walter Brueggemann