John Ortberg Quotes

The hurried can become unhurried. But it will not happen by trying alone, nor will it happen instantly. You will have to enter a life of training.

John Ortberg

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Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty.

Max Roach

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Some actors occasionally waive their outlandish salaries and take a cut of the gross instead.

Jeff Giles

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I'm not afraid of IED's, bullets, mortars.

Amanda Lindhout

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Scarcity drives up demand, and the short golf season in Minnesota makes residents of that state mad for the sport. It's the same reason ancient Scandinavians worshiped the sun: because they saw so little of it.

Steve Rushin

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The demand for entertainment is insatiable.

Roberto Civita

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If I had nine of my fingers missing I wouldn't type any slower.

Mitch Hedberg

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My ultimate dream was just to be an auteur.

Dee Rees

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So many things that happen to you are so dreadful, it's important to have a sense of humour.

Debbie Reynolds

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If I can raise attention to a cause, I will.

Booboo Stewart

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My greatest hope for a future without another Deepwater Horizon disaster lies in our schools, living rooms and community centers, not in boardrooms, political chambers and big industry. If this happens again, we won't have the luxury of the unknown to shield us from answering 'Why?'

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

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I have made it my practice to not get involved in primaries because picking the Republican candidate is the voters' job.

Rick Scott

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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.

Marilyn vos Savant

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