Brian D. McLaren Quotes
As a committed Christian, I have always struggled with locked doors—doors by which we on the inside lock out "the others"—Jews, Muslims, Mormons, liberals, doubters, agnostics, gay folks, whomever. The more we insiders succeed in shutting others out, the more I tend to feel locked in, caged, trapped.
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I suffer greatly from nerves. I have stage-fright badly, and it gets worse, but the stage is still my life.
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If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am! My size is a huge part of me.
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We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure.
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I'd probably put myself in the top 1% in knowledge of blight in the city of Detroit.
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I've had good times and bad times. That's me. That's how I am.
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Other people notice the same things but they don't think to put it to music.
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I lived for a year in Scotland. British sign language is very different from American.
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I've been writing a lot about my encounter with love. Which is the white stag as far as songwriting is concerned because love songs are so banal, and my experience with love is anything but that.
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When I was 5 years old I would lie in bed, look at the radio, and I wanted to be on the radio. I don't know why.
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I desire not to keep my place in this government an hour longer than I may preserve England in its just rights, and may protect the people of God in such a just liberty of their consciences...
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If you don't want to be killed by ISIS, don't go to Syria. If you don't want to be killed by a Mexican, there's nothing I can tell you.
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Granted, I'm more interested in technology than most people, and less interested in politics than most. But I don't like to think about categories. I really see myself as a general non-fiction writer.
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It's all about how you use your social platform. Right now, I'm just using mine to empower people, get my entertainment and my news. Other people use their platform for different things.
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Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.
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I don't need a psychiatrist. I'm Catholic.
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Through my mind, is just the horror of these people. I had been held by them, I knew how violent they were.
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You have to eat right. That does not mean that I don't drink Cuban coffee. That does not mean that I do not have two cigarettes a day - that's what I'm down to. I drink wine - you know, I'm normal. But I do eat well.
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I'm happy being single but I definitely want someone in my life. I want to eventually get married and have kids.
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The strangest thing about writing a sitcom, is never knowing if it will become anything but words on a page.
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No one is going to be powerful in their ministry if they are hiding something that they are afraid people will find out at any moment.
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Since the earliest times it is as the exploiter that the Jew has been known amongst his fellow men of all races and creeds. Moreover, he has persistently shown himself ungrateful... The Jews have always formed a rebellious element in every state.
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I try to sleep as much as I can. I drink a lot of water. I practice consistently and just try to be ready for the gig.
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As a committed Christian, I have always struggled with locked doors—doors by which we on the inside lock out "the others"—Jews, Muslims, Mormons, liberals, doubters, agnostics, gay folks, whomever. The more we insiders succeed in shutting others out, the more I tend to feel locked in, caged, trapped.
