D. A. Carson Quotes
God has disclosed of himself in human words with such magnificent self accommodation to our limitations. Precisely so that we may be his holy people and reverence everything that he says, cherish it, value it, and thus live it out.

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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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I think, especially living in L.A., it's very easy to get wrapped up in weekend announcements and the trades and the whole social life of the city, and to get divorced from what actually matters.
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Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied.
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In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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I know what poverty is.
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I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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There's nothing funnier than the human animal.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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There are so many stories from the Midwest that should be told. L.A. tells one story, and it's often about itself.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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Entrepreneurship requires flexibility and an open society, and there will always be people who succeed and people who follow. For those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them.
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I'm giving all that I have in this life. I'm opening up my notebook and I'm saying everything in there out loud.
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The biggest challenge was the cost to play the sport, and this is a challenge that my parents faced. They relied on the community and friends and family for support, and I learned to play hockey using second hand equipment.
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It is science, and not religion, which has taught men that things are complex and difficult to understand.
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We need to stop presenting community as just another option for the religious consumer and start presenting it as God’s will for everyone. It should be seen as the reality of those within the church and the refuge for those without.
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The main thing about the word jazz, is that it's very limiting to what people are doing.
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God has disclosed of himself in human words with such magnificent self accommodation to our limitations. Precisely so that we may be his holy people and reverence everything that he says, cherish it, value it, and thus live it out.