"Not all gays respond to the same stuff. Would Alexander the Great have loved Auntie Mame?"

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Bruce Bawer

#Gay Quotes #Auntie Quotes #Stuff Quotes

“A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little by little it grows nothing but vegetables, nothing, nothing but vegetables.”
“He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude.”
“Listen to me: everything you think you know, every relationship you've ever taken for granted, every plan or possibility you've ever hatched, every conceit or endeavor you've ever concocted, can be stripped from you in an instant. Sooner or later, it will happen. So prepare yourself. Be ready not to be ready. Be ready to be brought to your knees and beaten to dust. Because no stable foundation, no act of will, no force of cautious habit will save you from this fact: nothing is indestructible.”

Source : Jonathan Evison (2013). “The Fundamentals of Caring”, p.221, Head of Zeus
“God's Word is pure and sure, in spite of the devil, in spite of your fear, in spite of everything.”
“Whenever you see want or misery or degradation in this world about you, then be sure either industry has been wanting, or industry has been in error.”
“A new breed of ministers is rising up who will not wear out for the gospel. They are so caught up in passion, unity, and fullness that they run out and say, â€œWorld, here I come!â€ If they go into places where they get shot at, they are thrilled. If they do not get shot at, they are thrilled. If the place they go is filthy, they are thrilled. If it is clean, they are thrilled. Jesus is the joy set before them. He is their exceedingly great reward.”

Source : Heidi Baker, Shara Pradhan (2008). “Compelled by Love”, p.146, Charisma Media
“God is erratic, sometimes vindictive, sometimes merciful. The people I was taught were heroes - Jacob or Moses or David - were ambivalent figures, or worse. But that messiness was joyful, and challenging. I loved having a Bible that I could argue with.”

Source : "Biblically Speaking". Online chat, www.slate.com. March 4, 2009.
“I am not a master-class director. I am not a teacher. I am a coach. I dont have a methodology. Each actor is different. And on the film set, you have to be next to them all.”

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