Edward McKendree Bounds Quotes
. . . every preacher who does not make prayer a mighty factor in his own life and ministry is weak as a factor in God's work and is powerless to project God's cause in this world.
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You find out your mistakes from an audience that pays admission.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.
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A holiday vacation can mean sampling all kinds of new cuisine - whether it's Uncle Joe's award-winning chili or the exotic flavors of Nepal. If your little ones are fussy, be sure to ease mealtime hassles by bringing along a supply of the familiar foods they're accustomed to rejecting at home.
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus.
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Everybody hates you when you're the best, and everybody hates you when you're the worst.
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Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.
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I love the Bronte sisters, but I feel a closer kinship to the Ephron sisters, Nora and Delia, if only because their work makes me laugh more than the Brontes. I also love the Mitford sisters with their secret language and their endless letters back and forth.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
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We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.
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I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy.
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I don't like Botox. It makes a very strange forehead.
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By understanding and harnessing the forces that drive human behavior, you can create a self-sustaining philanthropic effort that reaches millions of people. It begins with an entrepreneurial attitude: take an idea and execute on that idea. If it doesn't work, learn why and build on what you've learned.
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Growing up in east Tennessee gave me my country roots, my twang, and a lot of my stories.
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I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled.
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Drag wasn't really on Broadway. It was considered low-class.
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I am more concerned about a world led by people, who think like machines.
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I think lobbying is really an honest profession. Lobbying means trying to persuade Congress to accept your point of view. Sometimes you can give them a lot of facts they didn't have before.
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. . . every preacher who does not make prayer a mighty factor in his own life and ministry is weak as a factor in God's work and is powerless to project God's cause in this world.
