Brian D. McLaren Quotes
Oppression theology and supremacist spirituality developed in the belief ecosystem of an angry God who needed appeasement in order to dispense grace, who favored some and disfavored others, and who welcomed the favored into religious institutions that accumulated and hoarded privilege and protected the status quo.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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I love watching action. I remember watching Angelina Jolie in 'Tomb Raider,' and I was like 'Wow, it's so cool when a girl can go around and kick butt.'
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With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.
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Together, we can build a stronger, more innovative New Hampshire, where our businesses can grow, flourish, and create good jobs for our people.
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I love going to theatres and seeing honest little indie films I know nothing about... being surprised by a beautiful film I had no expectations about but just got lost in. I'd like to do more well-written indies. I don't know exactly what my dream role will be yet, but it's somewhere within that realm.
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I moved when I was 16. I had no clue what to expect in moving to L.A. I had no clue, really, about what acting was. I just knew that I wanted to do it.
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In the context of social media, reddit is more about the media than the personalities.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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I was having serious issues with becoming a diabetic.
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Being married to a footballer is some girls' dream, but it isn't always like that. I work.
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Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
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Well, it's a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better.
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I did have an offer to direct one of the Alien movies but I wasn't too excited about all the effects work.
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Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside. Each society must search for its own path, and no path is perfect.
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p. 97-98: As quoted in: S.P. Sector (1997). A Study of Issues Relating to the Patentability of Biotechnological Subject Matter. Footnote 51.
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Privacy has become the most precious thing. Things have got more cryptic in my writing.
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People who know how to employ themselves, always find leisure moments, while those who do nothing are forever in a hurry.
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So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.
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Don't seek opportunity. Seek God and opportunity will seek you.
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I want a God big enough to love those who don't believe in him.
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Oppression theology and supremacist spirituality developed in the belief ecosystem of an angry God who needed appeasement in order to dispense grace, who favored some and disfavored others, and who welcomed the favored into religious institutions that accumulated and hoarded privilege and protected the status quo.
