Stanley Hauerwas Quotes

It turns out that the God whose word will stand forever does not exist to insure our fantasies that we will not have to die as individuals or as a species. Such a God, moreover, does not invite us to presume we can comprehend God's creation.

Stanley Hauerwas

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GodStandDieCreationWillOut

And I'd watch George C. Scott from backstage. He was one of my mentors.

Jeffrey Tambor

MentorsWatchBackstageHeScott

When my mother read 'The Joy Luck Club', she was always complaining to me how she had to tell her friends that, no, she was not the mother or any of the mothers in the book.

Amy Tan

MotherJoyMeLuckBookFriends

There is something exciting about saving up for a special treat. Bring back the piggy bank!

Sophie Kinsella

TreatBackSpecialBankUpBring

I always enjoyed school, and I enjoyed being focused on learning - and I know that sounds nerdy, but there were so many wonderful elements of going to school with just girls. I wouldn't brush my hair.

Stacey Farber

LearningSchoolHairKnowFocused

Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.

Tom Cochrane

LifeFailureIntegrityCompromise

I will continue to work with the Republican Party to try to encourage primaries.

Mitt Romney

WorkPartyWillTryRepublican

Me and Jeffrey Wright were hanging out a lot. We go surfing a fair bit when he's on the West Coast. He's a legend.

Luke Hemsworth

MeLegendGoFairOutWest Coast

I had a twin, and he didn't make it.

Jay Pharoah

MakeHeTwinHad

You got to have a lot of courage. Secondly, whatever it is you're doing, you have to believe in it wholeheartedly. Thirdly, you have to be able to stand up in front of people and know that they'll laugh.

Don Rickles

CouragePeopleStand UpBelieveYou

I love to argue. I've always loved to argue. And I love to point out the weaknesses of the opposing arguments. It may well be that I'm something of a shin kicker. It may well be that I'm something of a contrarian.

Antonin Scalia

LoveLovedAlwaysOutPointMay

Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.

Wynton Marsalis

ManCompetitionFaceYouPlaying

We had this unbelievable faith that no business has done, quite frankly, and we tripped along the way doing it, but within two years, we were in 40-plus countries. So we ran at an amazing pace, and this is where venture capitalists play a role. Making Groupon into what it is today, we had no role in it; the entrepreneurs did it.

Peter Barris

BusinessFaithTodayAmazingDoing

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