J. M. Roberts Quotes
Grace is when God gives us what we don't deserve and Mercy is when God doesn't give us what we do deserve.
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Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an icon of equality, freedom and love, the values we need all the time everywhere.
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Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going to be. All the other ideas that I had at the time I had to put to the side.
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When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
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The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
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For me, it's hard to keep up with trends. I just go for the roles and movies that I feel I could add value to, or contribute to, that I feel I could portray.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
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I started breaking out of my shell in sophomore and junior year.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
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The journey matters as much as the goal.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I thought, 'OK, Melissa Gilbert is playing my mom, and I'm playing her old role - no pressure.' So I went up to Melissa and said, 'It's such an honor playing your daughter,' and she smiled and said, 'Oh, shut up.' I thought, 'Great, a normal person.'
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But things move in circles: one minute it's the models who are famous, then it's the actresses, then it's the designers.
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It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.
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Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.
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I support mosques, obviously. We need churches, temples, mosques. Whatever people use to speak with their god or to receive spiritual inspiration is good for the country. But the symbolism of it at ground zero, within two blocks or three blocks, I believe is wrong.
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I have a weakness for treating people's economic interests as their only interest, ignoring things like belonging and pride and the desire to send a message to those who ignore you.
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Grace is when God gives us what we don't deserve and Mercy is when God doesn't give us what we do deserve.
