Dan Ellis Quotes
Faith to me is having absolute certainty that God is in control of my life and that He has my best interests at heart.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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My grandfather arrived in Houston in 1942 as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He had lost everything - his profession, his language, his money - but the city welcomed him, as it has hundreds of thousands of immigrants over the years.
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The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
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I love to sing. I also had a band during my college days in Saudi Arabia called Thousand Decibels. If not an actor, I would have become a singer. I am very passionate about work. I am a fitness freak: I go to gym before doing my shoot. I also do yoga.
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Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are.
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They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead.
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I was a victim of a stereotype. There were only two of us Negro kids in the whole class, and our English teacher was always stressing the importance of rhythm in poetry. Well, everybody knows - except us - that all Negroes have rhythms, so they elected me class poet.
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On a given day, you can have market fluctuations where prices fluctuate far more than the underlying economic value of the unit.
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At first, I didn't realize it was gonna be a character. I just thought I was gonna be doing me.
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Anger is stronger than fear, stronger than sorrow.
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The whole Constitution has been erected upon the assumption that the King not only is capable of doing wrong but is more likely to do wrong than other men if he is given the chance.
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When you start attacking cronyism and people's political interests, it gets nasty.
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If people see that I'm fully committed to my chosen charities and fully engaged in their issues, maybe they'll click a link to find out more.
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Yes, I think I am a genius, but not a rebel.
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I love to go to the playground and watch the children jumping up and down. They don't know I'm firing blanks.
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Just as Pollock used the drip to meld process and product, Richter 'found' and used the smudge and the blur to ravish the eye, creating works of psychic and physical power.
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Sport is a great way to keep fit. It's a stress reliever.
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I think music sharing of any kind is great.
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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'…Just you bloody hypocrites with your four wives and your ten thousand houris in heaven?…'
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Less base the fear of death than fear of life.
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Lucy Kellaway's columns in the 'Financial Times' lend themselves to podcasts because they usually consist of her giving a brisk ticking off to some CEO or subversively wondering whether we're really as busy as we pretend we are.
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Faith to me is having absolute certainty that God is in control of my life and that He has my best interests at heart.
