Marilynne Robinson Quotes

I like major theology. I like Karl Barth, and I like John Calvin, and I like Martin Luther. The scale of thinking and the power of integration that they're capable of from thinking in that scale is something that's really unique to theology.

Marilynne Robinson

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I'm a sucker for French fries - I love that they're salty!

Megan Hilty

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We all get damned in our lives, and there are ripple effects. One thing can determine a life, and it's hard to overcome that if the event is really traumatic. Your life is completely condemned by it.

Matthias Schoenaerts

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I take my kids to school. And if I go to work, I go to work, and they visit me on set. I come home. I have dinner with my family. I have breakfast with my family. I have a very solid, very warm home.

Angelina Jolie

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Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin.

John Webster

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I don't have no personal problems with nobody.

Tory Lanez

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When something's got to give, family always wins. I couldn't live with myself if it was the other way.

Tracy Pollan

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I was cursed with age, really. You do that stupid thing at 12 years old when you say something and it kind of sticks with you for the rest of your life. So, I believe I said I wanted to be a fishery manager. In hindsight, I think acting could be a better route.

Tom Felton

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I often compare myself as a kid to my own grandchildren, who are around 11 and 14 now. That's the age kids usually read my book. And I remember myself; we'd gone through a world war. My father was an army officer so I was aware of what was going on. But I wasn't bombarded with images of catastrophe like many kids are today.

Lois Lowry

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I've been fascinated with Maori culture since I was a kid.

Jason Momoa

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I am not in competition with my peers; I am in competition with myself.

Don Dokken

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Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.

Claude Monet

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'A Walk to Remember' was a huge movie for me. I thought Mandy Moore was the coolest thing that ever happened. And Shane West - man, did I have a crush on him.

Britt Robertson

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