John Ortberg Quotes

As much as we complain about it, though, there's part of us that is drawn to a hurried life. It makes us feel important. It keeps the adrenaline pumping. It means I don't have to look too closely at my heart or life. It keeps us from feeling our loneliness.

John Ortberg

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LifeHeartLonelinessFeelLookUs

Honestly, my sales pitch when I was a kid was, 'You don't want these Girl Scout cookies, do you?' If I had to push my own books, I'd stop writing. I hate the conflation of marketing and writing.

Jincy Willett

GirlHateWritingPushYouCookies

Lucian Freud's career affirms that the only thing an artist can do is remain true to whatever vision, (lack of) talent, or ideas that happened to pick them in order to be made known to the world.

Jerry Saltz

VisionTalentIdeasWorldArtist

Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of American's who were saying, 'Stop!'

John Boehner

SayingAmericanHealthcareStopSaw

Globalization and technical change are the guarantee of our future prosperity. And reversing on that will not only make things worse, but it will make things worse for a very large number of people around the world who have benefitted - people in China and India who have been dragged out of the most awful poverty.

Angus Deaton

ChangeFuturePeopleWorldPoverty

There is voter fraud. I know there is voter fraud.

Steve Bannon

KnowFraudVoterVoter Fraud

I think everyone thinks their dad is a little bit odd or crazy. As they get older, they develop their own little habits. They have a certain way that they like to live their life, and nothing is going to interrupt that.

Simon Bird

LifeLiveCrazyThinkNothingWay

I love 'Jaws,' and I think Robert Shaw's performance in 'Jaws' is one of the best screen performances of all time. I am a massive Robert Shaw fan. I think he's a brilliant, brilliant talent and we lost him way before his time.

Matt Bomer

LoveTimeBestTalentI AmThink

I like understanding what's underneath, what's really motivating people. When I was younger, I wanted to be a psychiatrist, so I think it has to do with that.

Michelle Pfeiffer

PeopleThinkUnderstandingUnderneath

With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy.

Lope de Vega

LiveFlowersEnvyGardenPictures

My grandfather died when I was 12, but I remember the sorrow of my mother. Even now, she's an old lady, but when she speaks about her father, she looks young. A love like that is undefeated, you know?

Claire Denis

LoveFatherMotherRememberYou

Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We love them; they are brave, proud, beautiful, clever; and they die almost at once. They die so soon that our hearts are continually racked with pain.

Philip Pullman

LoveBeautifulEyesMenPainBrave

The more life you have, the more it's in your pores, the more able you are to be creative as an artist.

Lesley Manville

LifeCreativeYouArtistMoreAble

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