Brian D. McLaren Quotes
The cross calls humanity to stop trying to make God's kingdom happen through coercion and force, which are always self-defeating in the end, and instead, to welcome it through self-sacrifice and vulnerability.
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To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
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Being Somali, being Muslim, it's always something I've been very proud of.
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I know that I'm not a criminal. People say that, but my music speaks for itself. And I believe in my music.
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I'm not a big planner; I decide by intuition.
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I'm just living my life, and I'm not gonna live my life for other people.
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Jellicle Cats come out tonight, Jellicle Cats come one come all: The Jellicle Moon is shining bright - Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball.
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'Oh indeed!' exclaimed the King. Then he turned to his servants and said: 'Please take General Crinkle to the torture chamber. There you will kindly slice him into thin slices. Afterward you may feed him to the seven-headed dogs.'
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The worst programs are the ones where the programmers doing the original work don't lay a solid foundation, and then they're not involved in the program in the future.
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I believe the main task of the spirit is to free man from his ego.
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In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW.
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Novelas are very respected in the Latin world.
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To say that because of someone's heritage or their ethnicity that they are unable to provide fair judgement is just wrong. It's just not how the judicial system works in our country and not how it ever can work.
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Theater was just what I was supposed to do.
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It's like when people talk about driving F1 cars in the rain. I have absolutely no problem with it.
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There was no animosity in the breakup of Soundgarden.
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I always find with dramas that the more that's left to the imagination of the audience, the better.
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It's just so hard sometimes to work out where people stand on these things. I mean, isn't the Pope a feminist?
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I remember the first single I ever bought. I think it was a terrible song called 'D.I.S.C.O.' by a band called Ottawan. It's a really fearless disco track from the '70s or early '80s.
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As a working woman at the height of my career, I know age has only enhanced my professional and personal abilities. It has brought a sense of calm to the drive for success.
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What concerns me fundamentaly is a meteoric burlesk melodrama, born of the immemorial adage love will find a way.
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Lust is the source of all our actions, and humanity.
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The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.
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The cross calls humanity to stop trying to make God's kingdom happen through coercion and force, which are always self-defeating in the end, and instead, to welcome it through self-sacrifice and vulnerability.
