Brian D. McLaren Quotes
Jesus called disciples so He could send them out as apostles. They were called together to learn so they could be sent out to teach and serve.
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A key reason that elections are run so badly is that in most states, political partisans are in charge.
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I was always fascinated with science, and being Persian, it's instilled in us at a young age to follow something very academic in our career.
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I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.
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If out of reading this book you get just one thing-an increased tendency to think always in terms of other people’s point of view, and see things from their angle-if you get that one thing out of this book, it may easily prove to be one of the building blocks of your career.
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If the US and Europe genuinely support the people, as they say, they must not betray our peaceful revolution. It is the expression of the democratic will of the overwhelming majority of the people of Yemen.
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The problem with experiments has always been that human beings make the decisions on whether or not the animals have benefitted from the treatment.
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Bacteria are single-celled organisms. Bacteria are the model organisms for everything that we know in higher organisms. There are 10 times more bacterial cells in you or on you than human cells.
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When I stood up to oppose an invasion of Iraq in 2002, it wasn't a popular thing to do.
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When I put out 'Toot It and Boot It,' did anything sound like that?
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I think there needs to be extremes in fashion, and Pucci offers another choice.
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Regrets? None at all.
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You thought the stage, you thought Broadway: that was the pot at the end of the rainbow. The idea of being in Hollywood was like going to the Moon or Mars.
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You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.
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Some of my lowest points were the most exciting opportunities to push through to be a better person.
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I got to a point when I was 20 that I dropped out of university because I felt I didn't have any purpose, and I wanted to find a fire in me.
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The only true and lasting inspiration for life is genuine love for God, and submitted gratitude that I get to be a part of the redemptive quest.
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Getting sequestered and not really knowing what to do with your time and then discovering, 'Oh, I can watch a bunch of horror movies' has probably played out in a lot of people's discovery of horror.
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Parents should be vigilant and spiritually attentive to spontaneously occurring opportunities to bear testimony to their children. Such occasions need not be programmed, scheduled, or scripted. In fact, the less regimented such testimony sharing is, the greater the likelihood for edification and lasting impact.
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The Savior is the perfect example of praying for others with real intent. In His great Intercessory Prayer uttered on the night before His Crucifixion, Jesus prayed for His Apostles and all of the Saints.
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I was young and irresponsible, a silly woman laden with sin, not caring for anything except fame and fortune and self. But I have lived seeking truth in Jesus Christ and found it has made me free.
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From fully funding nutrition programs to protecting children from liquid nicotine poisoning, I have focused many of my efforts in Congress on advocating for polices that invest in our most valuable resource - our children.
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I didn't even want to start acting when I started. At least, I never thought about it.
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I played a little bit of 'City of Heroes' - they have a really great character generation system. I was pretty impressed with that. I played 'World of Warcraft' with my kids. That's a lot of fun.
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Jesus called disciples so He could send them out as apostles. They were called together to learn so they could be sent out to teach and serve.
