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Erwin McManus Quotes

The word 'entertain' means to hold someone's attention, and what we want is a faith that is vibrant and alive and beautiful and real.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: August 28, 1958

Topics

Faith Beautiful Someone Attention

Some people don't support economic development. There are people in the Assembly who say there is no economic development possible; leave it to the private sector.

Support People Say Possible Leave

Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects.

Limits Constitution Legal Authority

Everything in life is gray, you know.

Jeannette Walls

Life You Know Gray Everything

Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun. I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.

Together Words Fun Out Different

I've spent a lot of time in L.A. and I love it. A lot of Brits can't stand the place, but I like the West Coast attitude and the way people celebrate success.

Love Success Attitude Time People

We're all struggling to get out of the past. We see something that reminds us of something, and then we bring our baggage into the present. Then we project it onto people constantly.

Sophie B. Hawkins

Past People Present Project See Out

The Australian fans are really friendly and personable; the sense of humour is a lot less dry than the English.

Humour Friendly Fans Dry English

Now that I know how supermarket meat is made, I regard eating it as a somewhat risky proposition. I know how those animals live and what's on their hides when they go to slaughter, so I don't buy industrial meat.

Live Eating Go Know Now Animals

I'm just thrilled to see people enjoying the music.

Music People See Just Enjoying

When political leaders fail to denounce anti-Semitic violence and slurs, the void is not only demoralizing to the victims, but silence actually enables the wrongdoing. Silence by elected officials in particular conveys approval - or at least acquiescence - and can contribute to a climate of fear and a sense of vulnerability.

Fear Silence Political Violence Fail

Ragtime has about the same amount of respect as comics. And in a way they're similar art forms. Ragtime is highly compositional, and the emotion in the music is built in, whereas in jazz a lot of that emotion comes from the way it's performed.

Music Respect Art Jazz Way Emotion

The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail, and to be seen to fail.

Conor Cruise O'Brien

Survive United Nations Fail Seen

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