D. A. Carson Quotes
We do not drift into spiritual life or disciplined prayer. We will not grow in prayer unless we plan to pray.
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If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
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It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
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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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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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There is no bore like a clever bore.
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I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.
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If I go out there and am myself, and I do what makes me comfortable and what I think is true to my artistry, and they don't like it, then that's fine. I walk off stage, and I know there's nothing there's nothing I could have done differently.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression.
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I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.
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Showbiz can be cruel.
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The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a process: going on tour for a year and a half, then you get home and you want to do other things.
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Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
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Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.
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The way to be a man if you're a little boy is to be willing to throw your weight around.
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Petty laws breed great crimes.
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I play on all the consoles, but Xbox, mostly. I'm versatile, though, so whatever's going on, I'll take care of it.
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I could never have imagined that firing 67 people on national television would actually make me more popular, especially with the younger generation.
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If you play this game long enough, you're going to get your tail kicked at least once.
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I've pretty much behaved like a knucklehead my entire life.
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All of our movies are lower budget, and that makes them more interesting, too: we have to come up with solutions other than throwing money at problems.
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We do not drift into spiritual life or disciplined prayer. We will not grow in prayer unless we plan to pray.
