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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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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Probably the worst time in a person's life is when they have to kill a family member because they are the devil. But otherwise it's been a pretty good day.
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Rod's not very good at confrontations; he would rather walk away and avoid something rather than go into it.
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Growing up in Georgia, I used to think people up north or out west were so different. They're really not. They're just regular people who live in small towns. They grow up and try to raise families and have a job and go to church and play softball. It's that way everywhere.
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I'm very mature for my age, but I'm also innocent in a lot of ways.
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The imprisoning of a writer is the same as the burning of a book.
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Aging gracefully is supposed to mean trying not to hide time passing and just looking a wreck. Don't worry girls, look like a wreck, that's the way it goes.
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I've been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesn't bring you peace.
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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.
