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Eugene H. Peterson Quotes

In high school I was very much involved in poetry. You cannot read a poem quickly. There's too much going on there. There are rhythms and alliterations. You have to read poetry slow, slow, slow to absorb it all.

Eugene H. Peterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

School Poetry High School Slow You

I think humans have to learn a new way of dwelling on this earth. A way of living with their companions: animals, plants and fish.

John Burnside

Plants Think Learn Fish Earth New

In high school I was always thinking, 'Should I be doing more? What else should I be doing?' Now I know it will all come to me. I just have to trust my path, so that's very different.

Jenna Dewan

Path Trust School Me Thinking Doing

Certainly it's very difficult to keep momentum going through a film which has as many characters as this does, and the piece took on a life of its own to try and shape it. That took all the time we had in editing.

John Crowley

Life Time Momentum Editing Try Own

I was very much not a follower of labels in school. If anything, I was labeled 'uncool.'

Meaghan Jette Martin

School Follower Anything Labels Much

Politics generally doesn't mix with sports very well.

John Hickenlooper

Sports Politics Well Mix Very

You have to be the one setting your own goals, trying to achieve those goals.

Johnny Bench

Goals Trying You Achieve Own Your

I have a problem with the way the media deals with a lot of law enforcement issues.

John Sandford

Law Law Enforcement Problem Media

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.

Steve Buscemi

Loved Did Carlin Stand-Up Steve

My hope is that the 21st century will be the first century where there will be no violation of human rights, and to that end, Japan would like to do our outmost.

Shinzo Abe

Hope End Will Human First Rights

While President Bush's tax give-aways for the rich are pushing us further into debt, he compensates by increasing the out-of-pocket costs to our veterans.

Tom Harkin

Rich Tax Veterans Debt President Us

I hope always to be busy, even if only directing an orchestra in the pit. However, I should prefer to produce movies or be the directing head of a radio corporation.

Rudy Vallee

Hope Busy Movies Always Radio Head

A person's life is over in 50, 100 years. But a company lives on through the people it is composed of, and SoftBank group has to survive even after I'm gone.

Masayoshi Son

Life People Survive Person Group