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“It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.”
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“I flew over to Birmingham and did half a dozen scenes or so as a pastor in the film. I had a great time. I look forward to seeing the final version. I also am good friends with the Erwin Brothers who are co-directing and producing the film with Kevin. They also helped with Courageous. It's kind of a small little family in this arena and we love helping each other out.”
Source : "'Courageous' filmmaker Alex Kendrick branches out with a new book, a new Erwin Brothers comedy and a new production company". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.
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“Competition can be viewed in two ways. It can be viewed in a negative light and be seen as destructive, but one can also have the view that it is competition that drives people and institutions to higher and higher levels of excellence and, therefore, to more and more opportunity.”
Source : "Ethics, Enterprise, and the Multinational Corporation". Acton Institute Interview, acton.org. July 20, 2010.
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“What if the Christian faith is supposed to exist in a variety of forms rather than just one imperial one? What if it is both more stable and more agile—more responsive to the Holy Spirit—when it exists in these many forms? And what if, instead of arguing about which form is correct and legitimate, we were to honor, appreciate, and validate one another and see ourselves as servants of one grander mission, apostles of one greater message, seekers on one ultimate quest?”
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“The need for innovation – the lifeblood of business – is widely recognized, and imagination and play are key ingredients for making it happen.”
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“What do you do when it rains?" The captain answered frankly. "I get wet.”
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“Remember the last show you saw that got a standing ovation? Now try to think of one that had the audience on its feet at intermission. They stepped, strutted, stomped, romped, ran rung, hung, flung, flew, threw and played their way through 16 numbers (17 if you count the percussion encore in the lobby that stopped the departing crowd in its collective tracks). It was Blast! and it was fantastic. That said, the show is a cacophony of color and creativity a musical montage offering nearly two hours of stimuli.”
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“If anything, it's a little intimidating because there's usually a lot of brilliant work and a lot of brilliant ideas out there that you wish you had thought of, or that you just admire for the originality of it or the difference from what you've been thinking of.”
Source : "Director Chris Wedge Talks EPIC, the Road to Finally Getting a Greenlight, the Oscars, Branching into Live-Action with MONSTER TRUCKS, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 15, 2013.