John Piper Quotes

God was alive when this universe exploded into existence. He was alive when Socrates drank his poison. He was the living God when William Bradford governed Plymouth Colony. He was the living God in 1966 when Thomas Altizer proclaimed him dead and Time magazine absolutely absurdly put it on the front cover.

John Piper

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GodTimeUniverseAliveLivingDead

When you draw or paint a tree, you do not imitate the tree; you do not copy it exactly as it is, which would be mere photography. To be free to paint a tree or a flower or a sunset, you have to feel what it conveys to you: the significance, the meaning of it.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

FlowerSunsetTreeFreePhotography

I hate to cook, but I love to eat. I would want to be able to conjure yummy and healthy meals by wiggling my nose!

Jessica Parker Kennedy

LoveHateHealthyWantEatNose

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

John Cleese

BusinessMeEasyFindCruelBeing

I'm smart and I can be really funny and interesting and I can go toe-to-toe with anybody in a conversation.

Megan Fox

FunnySmartInterestingConversation

Bees are easier to keep than a dog or a cat. They are more interesting than gerbils. They can be kept anywhere.

Sue Hubbell

DogInterestingMoreCatKeepBees

I have the same group of friends I've had since I was three.

Sienna Miller

FriendsThreeGroupSameSinceHad

I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.

Tom Waits

WeatherSongThinkNamesStreets

Philadelphia's awesome. It's one of my top home-away-from-homes. When I walk around on the streets there, people recognize me. They think I'm from Philadelphia, because I was there so much and because I'm so associated with Philadelphia through ECW.

Rob Van Dam

WalkPeopleMeThinkPhiladelphia

I used to run to school with my brother Jordan. It was two or three miles there and back. We'd do it every day. My parents didn't have the money to buy us bikes. It was nice; we enjoyed it.

Romelu Lukaku

MoneyDaySchoolBrotherParents

I think we should all be tolerant of each other and embrace each others' strengths and differences and uniqueness and beauty.

Martina McBride

BeautyThinkDifferencesUniqueness

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

Democritus

LifeSuccessChildrenBattleWorry

Georgia was a great place to live, but I wanted to get out because I knew the opportunities for what I was doing - stand-up comedy and eventually acting - were in Los Angeles.

Chris Tucker

LiveGreatOpportunitiesComedyOut

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