Randy Alcorn Quotes
If we understand the dangers of materialism, it will help liberate us to experience the joys of Christ-centered stewardship. Jesus speaks of the "deceitfulness of wealth" . The psalmist warns, "Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them" . The dangers of materialism are far-reaching. We should not think that we're immune to the value-changing nature of wealth.
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I wanna create a character that's really memorable... like Julia Roberts did in 'Pretty Woman.'
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Like, radio is closer to a Tumblr, or a blog, or Twitter, than it is to television, I think.
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Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.
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I just felt that you can't have a character fall in love so madly as they did in the last movie and not finish it off, understand it, get some closure. That's why the movie is called 'Quantum of Solace' - that's exactly what he's looking for.
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One reason why I don't drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time.
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Italy and France could lop off their excessive wealth through a one-time tax on private wealth.
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Mr. Trump, like too much of the church, offers little more than an excuse to project complex problems onto simple villains. Yet the white working class needs neither more finger-pointing nor more fiery sermons.
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I hate to repeat lines, to say the same damned thing. I try to rewrite cliches and make what I say sound fresh.
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It's a very Southern thing to be interested in dark stuff.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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I feel a physical happiness when spring is coming.
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Stages are getting higher and higher, and I'm getting older and older.
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Legolas is fantastic to dress up in - of course he is - and I've had the best time playing him.
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Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're just renting for a while.
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I believe in a strong national defense. But it's my belief that neither Iraq nor Afghanistan poses a threat to national security, and we shouldn't be involved in either area.
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I would never take my children and place them next to missile launchers.
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I think the name of the show, 'This American Life' - we named it that just because it seemed like it made the thing feel big. But we don't think about whether it's an American story or not. We happen to be Americans. I think for the stories to work, they have to be universal.
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Bahrain is very dear to me.
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Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds all his caprices. The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.
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One of the things is, I don't read my own press. I never watch myself.
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But people didn't forgive you for doing what felt right-that was the last thing they forgave you for.
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To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.
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As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free.
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If we understand the dangers of materialism, it will help liberate us to experience the joys of Christ-centered stewardship. Jesus speaks of the "deceitfulness of wealth" . The psalmist warns, "Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them" . The dangers of materialism are far-reaching. We should not think that we're immune to the value-changing nature of wealth.
