The idea that God's mercy is connected to whether or not I shave is ludicrous, and I need to just trust myself, and that, you know, if I'm deserving of God's mercy, I'll get it, regardless of, you know, my beard.
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That hurt 'cause I had attached myself to this guy, you know. This is my... NE-YO I know it's an experience that I need to have if God's putting me through it. LIL WAYNE If you don't read it, you don't know. I mean, that's why I have a PR team. They read it ... ANNE WOJCICKI You know, I just tend to grow my beard out for 'Parks and Rec.' As an actor it's always ... CHRIS PRATT It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON I'm a firm believer in God himself, but that's as far as I can go. I'm not any denominat... RAY CHARLES You know how sometimes you hear a chord played on an organ and you can feel it vibrating in your bon... LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON I'm actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think it's a depressing word. I don't wan... KELLY CLARKSON You try to pull away the experiences until you get to the core of humanity, and you find that light ... FOREST WHITAKER I'm kind of claustrophobic... It's not even like enclosed spaces. It's like I hate being... DAVE GROHL I don't think you can discriminate against budgets, you know? I'm an actor, I guess, so I... RYAN GOSLING What if God's a woman? Not only am I going to hell - I'll never know why! ADAM FERRARA It's really not about me. At the end of the day, God willing, I'll have another 40 or 50 yea... MACKLEMORE I know God's voice. I've seen God's hand. If the Lord is my helper, why should I be afra... JOHN PIPER I know that I'm definitely not a big big snob, and I know that at the times that I am a diva I k... JACKIE EVANCHO One thing I do believe is I'm a believer in the presence of God. I believe that God is close. Wh... DAVID GREGORY I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it&... ICE CUBE It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON God is on my side, and that's all I need. I get up in the morning, I pray to God. I don't pr... MR. T See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to imp... RACHAEL HARRIS God's mercy is fresh and new every morning. JOYCE MEYER What bothers me, I guess, is when I get these messages from girls on Twitter, and they're like, ... CARA DELEVINGNE I don't listen to the radio, cause I don't have a driver's license. But if I'm in L.... BENNY BLANCO I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust... MARTTI AHTISAARI I don't know if it's naivete or just narcissism, but I start out with this notion that I can... MICHELLE PFEIFFER I'm like a mechanic. If you break down and phone the AA, they'll come to you whether it'... EDDIE MARSAN If I'm going to the gym or the shops to get food, then I don't need to do anything - I'l... MALLORY JANSEN I've always been creating my whole life, you know. I've just had a need to create, whether i... DAN FOGLER I'm not bothered about what people say behind my back. I don't need to know about it. I beli... RANI MUKERJI I know that I'm going out there, and I know that I am going to get hit in the head. I know that&... J. J. WATT I don't spend that much time being introspective, believe it or not. All I know is that I grew u... JANE GOODALL Once I've ascertained that I'm safe and I'm with a director who is taking care of me, th... JULIANNE MOORE If there's a theme to where I'm at in my life, it's that 'warts and all' is actu... MARTI NOXON I can look at you and say, 'I'm gonna be the biggest artist in the world' because, at th... TORY LANEZ I need to push myself. I'm not saying that I just want to do anything that's shocking, but w... EMILY BROWNING I guess I think like deep inside, I know that it's like, it's a different kind of performing... AVICII I'm not questioning the monotheistic god. I think there's absolutely no evidence for the exi... BARBARA EHRENREICH You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank Go... SMOKEY ROBINSON The funniest thing is that now I know what reverse spam is. You know you get spam from people saying... JEFFERSON HAN At the start of my career, when I used to toss and turn at night, I was fighting that feeling and wa... SACHIN TENDULKAR God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world. BILLY GRAHAM My parents have Google Alerts on me. So they'll often times send me an e-mail and be like, '... DANE DEHAAN Whether it's a movie I'm in or not, if there's a good movie, and it's low budget, an... TONI COLLETTE I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX I just decided that I would not put my professional life on hold to raise children. I know that soun... EMMANUELLE BEART I will waste an extraordinary amount of time, you know. And if it's not watching television, I... GLEN DUNCAN You know people just assume, 'Well, all my life I'll be a worrier.' That doesn't hav... MAX LUCADO It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only th... ABEL FERRARA I'm a religious person. I remember my mom told me: 'Vengeance belongs to God. It's up to... RODNEY KING When I'm deciding to read a book, I never open to the first chapter, because that's been rev... CARL HIAASEN That's a great feeling to know that I'm going into a project that I have no idea what will b... JENNIFER CONNELLY I'm attracted to things that are in direct opposition to something that I've just done. It... ANNA KENDRICK Acting is fun and I refuse to get involved in the semantics and the politics of strategy and breakin... SHAILENE WOODLEY When I'm meditating on an idea, I try to let the idea completely saturate me to the point where ... MATISYAHU I think a lot of people of my generation are discomfited by the assertion of neutrality in the mains... RACHEL MADDOW Anytime I audition for something, it's always a question of whether or not the people I'm au... ADAM PALLY You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or n... BEN FOLDS If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll wa... JAMES NORTON My dad is still Christian Scientist. My mom's not, and I'm not. But I believe in God, and th... ELLEN DEGENERES We've seen many heroes from Jamaica, you know, and to be put in that class or to be looked upon ... OMI I always feel I'm blessed, you know. I thank God for letting me use his voice. That's how I ... AARON NEVILLE When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I... BRUCE FORSYTH I have a strong sense of myself. That gives me a sense of security, you know? If I define myself by ... BLAKE LIVELY I characterize myself a little bit as a reluctant filmmaker. I learned from watching my friend in co... TANANARIVE DUE Yeah, I like to keep myself interested - I'll kind of throw myself into some area that I don'... DAVID BYRNE I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked... MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. We're often ashamed of asking for so much help because it seems selfish or petty or narcissistic... ANNE LAMOTT If my son came to me years from now and told me, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'That's... VIVIENNE MING I need to be looked after. I'm not talking about diamond rings and nice restaurants and fancy st... KATE WINSLET In life, if you don't know the truth, then you can't be free, because then you'll believ... NICK VUJICIC It's all about the director for me; we have to click. It's a trust thing. I'll say I'... JUNO TEMPLE You know, people call mystery novels or thrillers 'puzzles.' I never understood that, becaus... HARLAN COBEN I'm a pastor. I say, 'Let the church say amen,' and that settles it. Everything has been... ANDRAE CROUCH I don't care if it's somebody else's song. Most of the time, you'll find that I'... TAJ MAHAL It doesn't matter what you feel - ultimately, it's what the audience feels. You can finish a... CAREY MULLIGAN I would rather do a play because it's instantaneous. You go on the stage, and you know whether i... CHARLES DURNING I know a dramatic role is going to happen, but you just got to be patient, you know? It's going ... KEVIN HART I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in Cali... AARON RODGERS If you feel comfortable in what you're wearing, you'll look your best, and I think that'... AERIN LAUDER All I know is that I'm a sinner and that God has forgiven me of my sins. Because I put my faith ... FRANKLIN GRAHAM Well, you know, when you go into a restaurant, one of the scariest things is the wine list, so whene... ALTON BROWN People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, ... BARRY LOPEZ I'm not like some other writers: I have no actual urgent need or desire to add to what's wri... TOM STOPPARD Please God, I'll never be in a war zone, but everything I sort of know about people who come bac... MARTIN FREEMAN I know that there's a god because I was able to survive everything that I've been through - ... FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. I know I'm not Freddie Mercury or Ann Wilson, and that's okay. You don't have to be a gr... TAYLOR HAWKINS I'll always keep you guessing. I'm living up to the name. It's powerful. That's just... FUTURE They're like, 'Oh, you did a...' and I'm like, 'I did a what?' No, I flipped... SIMONE BILES When you get bullied, you automatically think that you're the reason why you're getting bull... KAT GRAHAM I always have a beard between jobs. I just let it grow until they pay me to shave it. People are qui... JAMES MCAVOY
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