Brian D. McLaren Quotes
There is no way to peace, but rather peace itself is the way to life in God’s kingdom.
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I think India is very passionate about films. It's almost a second religion back home. Due to that, I think film stars are - are really held in great esteem. Not that we're complaining, but I think with that comes a lot of responsibility.
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With film, I have to be a team player; it's a whole different thing. I can't just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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I'm curvy.
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I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night.
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Generally, you are held to a sound and that becomes your sound. That gets branded as your sound, and all the copycats start with it because the labels are looking for that sound.
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If you spend 72 hours in a place you've never been, talking to people whose language you don't speak about social, political, and economic complexities you don't understand, and you come back as the world's biggest know-it-all, you're a reporter. Either that or you're President Obama.
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He is far too intelligent to become really cerebral.
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In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.
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People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.
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People in Tulsa are totally friendly; the crowds are very nice.
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The quarterback is an extension of the coach and has a certain type of swagger mentality, on and off the field.
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It's probably fair to say that the ratio of time our Connector developers spend in the debugger versus the Emacs buffer is higher than with most software.
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That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives.
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Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse.
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I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. If I walked into a creative writing class, all I could say to them was 'I tend to make it up as I go along.' I'm not sure that's brilliant advice.
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I think I put a lot of special attention towards creating interesting textures and unique sounds. Music essentially boils down to two main elements: rhythm and melody. I feel tones and textures often get overlooked, so I like to take my time finding the right sounds.
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Women need not always keep their mouths shut and their wombs open.
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Definitions would be good things if we did not use words to make them.
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If you don't find some way to discuss what's going on inside you, it can come out in other ways that are self-destructive.
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Religion is too important a matter to its devotees to be a subject of ridicule. If they indulge in absurdities, they are to be pitied rather than ridiculed.
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- But Abraham, you mean I'm supposed to make stuff up !?!? - You are creators, you make stuff up all the time!
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There is no way to peace, but rather peace itself is the way to life in God’s kingdom.
