Steven Curtis Chapman Quotes
What I see is tellin me this world's gone crazy, but, What is real says God's still on His throne, What I need is to remember one thing, that the Lord of the gentle breeze is Lord of the rough and tumble, and he is the King of the jungle.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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The 'Agent X' set was never boring. During the first few days, I had to adjust to the loud noise on set, which included gun shots and explosions. After we finished filming the season, I realized I missed hearing all the noise and driving on empty freeways.
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Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.
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It's my private life, and it's not up for grabs.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this.
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
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I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes.
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In this business, it's important to constantly do things that you don't know how to do. I love touring and making records, but I've learned how to do that, so sometimes you just have to dive in and try it.
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My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every single time!
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In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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I eat the same breakfast and lunch every day, both at my desk. I employ no time-saving tricks at all.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don't see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of violence.
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In cognitively demanding fields, there are no naturals. Nobody walks into an operating room straight out of a surgical rotation and does world-class neurosurgery.
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I have a driver's licence, but the truth is that I hardly ever drive. I prefer to get around by taxi.
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I was a James Brown junkie as a kid.
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I felt pretty good growing up. I didn't feel a lot of prejudice or racism. But I do remember, if there was going to be a movie or a television show with Asian characters, I would go out of my way to avoid them, because they portrayed all Asians as either ridiculously good or ridiculously bad; you know, the whole Charlie Chan-Fu Manchu thing.
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Edinburgh is where I started. A lot of the remixes I made were done in my room there, and it was a good place for me to make music.
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Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don't take a break.
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One paints with one's head, not one's hand.
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Each jazz musician when he takes a horn in his hand - trumpet, bass, saxophone, drums - whatever instrument he plays - each soloist, that is, when he begins to ad lib on a given composition with a title and improvise a new creative melody, this man is taking the place of a composer.
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What I see is tellin me this world's gone crazy, but, What is real says God's still on His throne, What I need is to remember one thing, that the Lord of the gentle breeze is Lord of the rough and tumble, and he is the King of the jungle.
