Norm Phelps Quotes
Veganism is simply letting compassion guide our choice of food. As such, it is a basic Buddhist practice that ought to be expected of everyone who takes refuge vows.
Quotes to Explore
-
You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
-
On the whole, I don't like reading long books. I'm not a fan of 'Ulysses.' And I haven't quite finished 'War and Peace.'
-
I love people, and the hustle.
-
Everybody is nicer to me when I'm in yellow.
-
Blackbeard is probably the most infamous pirate who ever lived. He's one of those characters for which most of your work is done before you start.
-
If you're looking for the safe choice, you shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world.
-
One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.
-
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.
-
Plot is just not my gift. I'm fascinated with complex characters, and that doesn't mix well with complex plots. And by the way, when the plot is simple, you can move one piece around and make it feel fresh. 'Hell or High Water''s a good example: I don't tell you why the brothers are robbing the bank.
-
A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't.
-
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.
-
What you present as the gospel will determine what you present as discipleship. If you present as the gospel what is essentially a theory of the atonement, and you say, 'If you accept this theory of the atonement, your sins are forgiven, and when you die you will be received into heaven,' there is no basis for discipleship.
-
The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue.
-
All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.
-
Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don't get sick you're missing half the fun.
-
I really do love Diana Ross; I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her.
-
'When the root of your wrong is not from the heart, your wrong will make you to run to God the more.'
-
I try and keep an ear out and keep an open mind and enjoy something where I don't know what the hell is going on inside of it. That's what I really get out of it. Because to me it's new. That's what I get out of it. That joyful feeling of you don't know what's going to happen next.
-
I've done a lot of different things and worked with a lot of different people.
-
We're all our own worst critics and so hard on ourselves, but for me, my biggest insecurity is my arms. I just hate the tops of them. I work out and they still never look good enough for me. So, over the years I've learned to dress to make myself feel better.
-
Veganism is simply letting compassion guide our choice of food. As such, it is a basic Buddhist practice that ought to be expected of everyone who takes refuge vows.
