Dan B. Allender Quotes
So take seriously the story that God has given you to live. It’s time to read your own life, because your story is the one that could set us all ablaze.
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The whole hardware industry has experienced the phenomenon in which every time computers get cheaper, they appeal to a new set of users; every time they get more powerful, old customers upgrade.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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I like movies in particular, on video or T.V. I have lots of old favorites, like Danny Kaye in 'The Court Jester' or 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' or James Stewart in 'Winchester '73.' But I also like a lot of modern films.
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'Habibi' is a complex and unapologetic work of fantasy - no idle undertaking for readers of any faith or no faith at all, but one well worth the trouble.
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As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.
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I read my first book on Woodrow Wilson at age 15, and I was hooked.
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'Ulysses' is like a big box of tricks that you can dive into. Each time you read it, you find something new.
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Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.
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Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.
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I'm a calm-headed fighter. I do my job.
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Everyone seems to relate to the awkwardness of being a teenager, or even a 30-year-old.
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It takes brains to make money, but any dam fool can inherit. P.S.: I never inherited any money.
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Drunkenness is temporary suicide.
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So now my road map has changed and I don't have a really clear idea of what the next stops are.
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The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred.
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Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter I take or my approach. One thing I do like about Crumb is that he's chronicled his age, his times, and I think that is what artists should do.
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A Christian has no right being in a fight unless it's a spiritual fight.
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I did a film called 'Fire with Fire.'
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I'm really sick of anthems. Every song has to be a very big singalong thing - it feels very Eighties. There are a lot of 'whoah whoa whoahs,' this stadium thing. You're even getting that from some of the 'folk' groups. I can't stand it.
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Luxury is not a $4,000 T-shirt - that's just an expensive item, the same as if a can of Coca-Cola cost $5,000.
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I think we're doing the right things for the right reasons. We're not doing it to sell products. We're not doing it to be popular. We're doing it because in our judgment these stories are important to do, and at this length and this much depth.
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So take seriously the story that God has given you to live. It’s time to read your own life, because your story is the one that could set us all ablaze.
