John Niven Quotes

When you are a novelist, you are used to making a narrative do what you want.

John Niven

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Christians have always been fodder for comedians who have tended to portray them as anoraks - slightly clammy, beatifically smiley dullards with barely a personality between them.

Jo Brand

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In stories, those are the moments that hit me the most: when people really don't expect it, don't have it much in their lives, and suddenly, an act of kindness. It's like, 'Oh, God! Heartbreaking!'

Andrew Haigh

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All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life.

Andy Stanley

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On climate and clean energy, government sets the international framework, and the private sector uses that framework to do what it does best: innovate, create, and drive global progress.

Tom Steyer

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If your goal is to destroy ISIS, there needs to be a ground force. It could be American or foreign.

Ron DeSantis

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Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

Russell Baker

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I always felt that if I did the right thing, that if I trained hard and worked hard, I'd be rewarded somehow.

Micky Ward

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A lot of horror movies just look at how they can scare people, and no matter which character dies, you don't ever really feel enough to actually care.

Milly Shapiro

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I do own a unicycle, which I use for workout purposes as opposed to doing tricks.

Jay Duplass

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You're not born woke. Something wakes you up.

DeRay Mckesson

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With kids, I have less time for things like masks - though I do try to treat myself, after they've gone to bed, to a mask or something. It's kind of funny because, as you get older, you probably need to do more in terms of beauty, but actually, you have less time to do it. But becoming a mother has made me a stronger person.

Doutzen Kroes

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I like how you can go back and watch David Lean and John Ford and see the influence that had on Steven Spielberg, especially David Lean, in the camerawork, and yet, you don't watch any Spielberg movie and think of David Lean. Once you're looking for it, you see it all, but it's not in your face.

Colin Trevorrow

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