Craig S. Keener Quotes

Granted, God is sovereign and can speak as he pleases—through a proof text, a poem, or Balaam’s donkey. But we do not regularly seek out donkeys to tell us how to live.

Craig S. Keener

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• This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.

  

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• I love horror movies. It's so fun being absolutely terrified. It's damn hard to shoot, though. I didn't realize how difficult it was to make a horror movie as an actor. Physically and mentally, phew.

  

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• My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.

  

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• For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.

  

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• But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.

  

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• Our primary objective must be to prevent wars, and when we fail in this, we must protect and assist the innocent victims.

  

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• The things that are going to be in all my records, for as long as I'm making them, are going to go back to who I am and where I'm from and the lifestyle that I live and come from - and I don't know how I could ever get any of that close enough to pop to be considered a pop act.

  

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• Granted, God is sovereign and can speak as he pleases—through a proof text, a poem, or Balaam’s donkey. But we do not regularly seek out donkeys to tell us how to live.

  

  Craig S. Keener
  • God
  • Speak
  • Sovereign