John Drane Quotes

The Gospels were written to present the life and teachings of Jesus in ways that would be appropriate to different readerships, and for that reason are not all the same. They were not intended to be biographies of Jesus, but selective accounts that would demonstrate his significance for different cultures.

John Drane

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I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson, like going to school at night. Ella Fitzgerald was an inspiration, too, a unique artist. When you had an opportunity to be with people like them, you cherished it.

Jimmy Scott

HomeOpportunitySchoolNew YorkYou

There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.

Robert Graves

MoneyPoetryEitherThen

I've never changed the way I live. I still walk the streets; I don't give a damn. And everyone's very nice to me. But this new idea of being famous for no reason at all? I can't actually get my head round it.

John Hurt

LiveWalkMeFamousNewNice

I once went through the dustbin outside David Bowie's house.

Matthew Bourne

HouseOutsideThroughOnceBowie

It has been aptly noted that web browsers are less Internet navigation tools than they are ebooks with highly diverse content.

Michael A. Stackpole

InternetToolsContentWebBeen

I really like Rag & Bone jeans; I wear a lot of those.

Merritt Patterson

JeansBoneWearLikeThoseRag

If you plan to win as I do, the game never ends.

Stan Mikita

WinGamePlanYouNeverEnds

It's an old joke: All evil people in movies are British.

Tom Ellis

PeopleEvilMoviesOldJokeBritish

My first big break was 'White Chicks.' I had only been acting for about two years and I certainly didn't feel like I was ready for such an opportunity. It could only be the hand of God blessing me. I accept everything I'm given with great appreciation.

Rochelle Aytes

GodOpportunityGreatBlessingMe

The whole point of taking a job is that you connect with a character or with an issue.

Michelle Fairley

CharacterJobYouPointConnect

'Knockemstiff' is a collection of short stories set in the holler of the same name in southern Ohio where I grew up. I tried to link the stories together through the place and some recurring characters.

Donald Ray Pollock

TogetherNameShortPlaceSameUp

A lot of people come to Los Angeles and think that they're going to be famous, just like that.

Alison Brie

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