Brian D. McLaren Quotes
Some people--and I pray I will be one of them--never forget what it was like, which enables them to mentor people of any age.
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Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.
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Just being the seeker, somebody whose open to spiritual enlightenment, is in itself the important thing and it's the reward for being a seeker in this world.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Early on I saw the plastic quality in colored people and had friends among them; and later was to work from colored models and friends, including Paul Robeson, whose splendid head I worked from in New York. I tried to draw Chinamen in their quarter, but the Chinese did not like being drawn and would immediately disappear when they spotted me.
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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CERN is a concrete example of worldwide, international co-operation - and a concrete example of peace. The place which makes, in my opinion, better scientists, but also better people.
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I like Everton. If I'm going to cheer for that kind of football team, I'm going to cheer for Everton. But the Seahawks are my passion.
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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
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I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.
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For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing.
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Venture capital is about capturing the value between the startup phase and the public company phase.
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My mother was a phoenix who always expected to rise from the ashes of her latest disaster. She loved being Judy Garland.
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I think that if you've got 5 million people that enjoy drama and invest in characters, you must take the time to not worry about your job and getting sacked and just go for it and hit it again.
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Short sellers sell stock they have borrowed, hoping to buy it back later when its price has fallen.
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It's sad that we have become so accustomed to bad service that we're shocked when we get good service.
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If you have been divorced once - male or female, but especially for females - and you're over 40 you're actually a commodity. It means you were able to commit once, and you'll do it again.
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Liquidity problems can occur in central clearing, even if all counterparties have the financial resources to meet their obligations, if they are unable to convert those resources into cash quickly enough.
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The thing to know is love yourself and find the bathing suits that make you feel comfortable and just rock it.
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Great art speaks a language which every intelligent person can understand. The people who call themselves modernists today speak a different language.
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I think that can also be the downfall at the same time in what's really difficult about being kind of in the public eye, you have so much exposure through the Internet, and you can receive a lot of comments, and you get kind of immediate gratification, but also immediate response from people that can either be negative or positive. But I'm really thankful for the internet because it's allowed me to connect with people so much more easily.
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It's good fun, yes, but when we play, we take it seriously and want to do well.
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Painting (like poetry) chooses from universals what is most apposite. It brings together in a single imaginery being circumstances and characteristics which occur in nature in many different persons.
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Some people--and I pray I will be one of them--never forget what it was like, which enables them to mentor people of any age.
