Randy Alcorn Quotes
I try to tell a story that's good enough to win the right to integrate eternal themes into it. If it's poorly written or comes across as a sermon, then obviously you don't reach people, because they're aware that you're imposing something on a story that isn't innate to it.
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
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I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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I happen to be quite fond of staying out late and sleeping the day away.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.
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I don't believe in strong-arming people.
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China's development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.
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Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
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The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in the Old Testament; and Evangelists and Apostles in the New.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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There's a molecule inside of you that is connected to everything - every person, every energy, every thing. You look for it, and when you find it, then you allow it to magnify and grow and be the dominating chemistry inside of you.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me.
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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
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If freedom of movement is to be sustainable, then our publics must see it as freedom to move to work, rather than freedom to choose the most generous benefits.
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The jealousy that arises from another's achievement is overcome by developing an awareness of and admiration for one's own and other's achievement.
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It's fine if you want a system that shows a boa constrictor to better advantage than a man.
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A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.
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I try to tell a story that's good enough to win the right to integrate eternal themes into it. If it's poorly written or comes across as a sermon, then obviously you don't reach people, because they're aware that you're imposing something on a story that isn't innate to it.
