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Eugene H. Peterson Quotes

There's nobody who doesn't have problems with the church, because there's sin in the church. But there's no other place to be a Christian except the church.

Eugene H. Peterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: clergyman
Nationality: american
Birth: November 6, 1932

Topics

Problems Church Christian Place Sin

I'll probably stick to comedy for the time being. I mean, a great piece of work is a great piece of work, and I'm up for good work anytime. But I do love comedy!

Jenna Elfman

Work Love Good Great Time Good Work

I was about 10, and I was supposed to be playing the piano at the school concert, and I got up in front of the whole school and said, 'I'm sorry. I'm changing the agenda. I want to play some songs I've written.'

Andrew Lloyd Webber

School Sorry Play Said Want Concert

Chefs get sucked into the trap of 'fine dining' because some guides make it central to their ratings system and because some customers have been trained to focus their expectations on the trappings and not on the food. It's all a gigantic waste of energy.

John Lanchester

Food Focus Energy Expectations Get

The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did with Ted Kennedy, as I've done with many other members, and you say, 'OK, here's what I want, here's what you want. We'll adhere to your principles, but we'll make concessions.'

John McCain

You Table Down Done Say Want

Just by nature, I think in comedy. I think in sketches and what have you. In every drama or action movie I've been in, I have to make a concerted effort not to turn it into a comedy. Every shot, before action is called and after cut is called, I'm usually in some goofy head space. It feels natural to me.

Michael Jai White

Nature Effort Space Me Action Think

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.

Sophocles

Life Friend Bad Away Who He

In theater, the playwright is the boss, period. The decisions will go through him or her. In movies, the writer is pretty far down on the list.

Tracy Letts

Boss Decisions Down Go Movies Will

I feel like I'm going to be with the Cowboys the rest of my career, definitely. I love it.

Tony Romo

Love Rest Feel Career Going Like

Bandwagons roll through our lives. It's up to you whether you jump on them unquestioningly or jump on them to overturn them and subvert them.

Riz Ahmed

You Jump Through Up Roll Our

I am a performer. I go on stage and make a fool of myself.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Myself Fool I Am Go Stage Make

I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels.' Starting my production company was a big turning point for me.

Drew Barrymore

Day Men Me Cool Action Thought

Well, I'm in my 60s now. I finally look it, I think. People until I was 60 would always say they thought I looked younger, which I think, without flattering myself, I did, but I think I certainly have, as George Orwell says people do after a certain age, the face they deserve.

Christopher Hitchens

Age Myself People Face Think Look