The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.
Charles Stanley
Related No, sweet one. See, my precious: if we has it, then we can escape, even from Him, eh? Perhaps we gro... J.R.R. TOLKIEN I’m reminded of a book my father used to read me,” she said. “A bunch of elves and things get ... LEMONY SNICKET The road goes ever on and on J.R.R. TOLKIEN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Look, my friends!' he called. 'Here's a pretty hobbit-skin to wrap an elven princeling in! If it wer... J.R.R. TOLKIEN He drew a deep breath. 'Well, I'm back,' he said. J.R.R. TOLKIEN His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom. J.R.R. TOLKIEN And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Even 'Lord of the Rings' had dwarf-tossing jokes in it. It's like, 'Really?' PETER DINKLAGE Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three,... MONTY PYTHON Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you. J.R.R. TOLKIEN It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and dange... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Nobody believes me when I say that my long book is an attempt to create a world in which a form of l... J.R.R. TOLKIEN The two things that came out clearly were the sense of reality in the background and the mythical va... C.S. LEWIS Being different is not just a great thing, it is a blessing! SUJISH KANDAMPULLY Maybe,' he said hesitantly, 'maybe there is a beast.' The assembly cried out savagely and Ralph... WILLIAM GOLDING They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate. WILLIAM GOLDING Sam: I wonder if we'll ever be put into songs or tales. Frodo: [turns around] What? Sam: I wonder if... J.R.R. TOLKIEN It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life. J.R.R. TOLKIEN Though he walked and breathed, and about him living leaves and flowers were stirred by the same cool... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do a... PHILIPPA BOYENS You take after Bilbo,' said Gandalf. 'There is more about you than meets the eye, as I said of him l... J.R.R. TOLKIEN By faith you can release the promises of the Lord upon yourself SUNDAY ADELAJA Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun, and you might meet 'em both if you show up here... JOSH THOMPSON You are wise and fearless and fair, Lady Galadriel,' said Frodo. 'I will give you the One Ring, if y... J.R.R. TOLKIEN I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren. J.R.R. TOLKIEN Through shadow,
to the edge of night, until the stars are all alight."- "Excerpt from Edge Of Night ... JRR TOLKEIN I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It's like in the great ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN There was a deep silence, only scraped on its surfaces by the faint quiver of empty seed-plumes, and... J.R.R. TOLKIEN How are we supposed to get in?” Stella kicked the metal shutter. “Fool of a Took!” ... MICHELLE HODKIN Jacob crammed his eyes shut, listening to that feeble breathing, half expecting every breath to be t... WILLOWY WHISPER The Beatles once approached Stanley Kubrick to do 'The Lord Of The Rings.' This was before T... PETER JACKSON I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LOR... BIBLE There is only one classroom in which to learn: 1. The work of God. 2. The will of God. 3. The trustw... ELISABETH ELLIOT The Lord seeks to establish status quo before His return. He is gathering His sheep, His birds, His ... HENRIETTA NEWTON MARTIN -SENIOR LEGAL CONSULTANT & AUTHOR ( GREATEST OF ALL ROMANCES, YOUR POTTER'S I'm a really big 'Lord of the Rings' fan. I have all the extended editions. NATHAN KRESS I'm sorry I brought this upon you, my boy. I'm sorry you must carry this burden. I'm sorry for every... LORD OF THE RINGS All that is gold does not glitter Not all those who wander are lost The old who are strong do not wh... LORD OF THE RINGS I like half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as y... LORD OF THE RINGS Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity! LORD OF THE RINGS PIPPIN: I didn't think it would end this way.GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death i... LORD OF THE RINGS How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to und... LORD OF THE RINGS I'm naked in the dark...there's nothing...nothing... LORD OF THE RINGS I can avoid being seen if I wish, but to disappear entirely, that is a rare gift. LORD OF THE RINGS Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Tem... LORD OF THE RINGS My Precious - Gollum and the One Ring LORD OF THE RINGS Frodo: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all wh... LORD OF THE RINGS The mines are no place for a pony, even one so brave as Bill. Bye-bye Bill. LORD OF THE RINGS They will find the Ring, and kill the one who carries it. LORD OF THE RINGS So you have chosen.....Death. LORD OF THE RINGS ...But the hearts of men are easily corrupted... And the ring of power has a will of its own. LORD OF THE RINGS PIPPIN: I didn't think it would end this way. GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end her... LORD OF THE RINGS And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a wind... BIBLE The noble Lord [Lord Stanley] is the Rupert of parliamentary discussion. BENJAMIN DISRAELI Let go! Gollum,' he said. 'This is Sting. You have seen it before once upon a time. Let go, or you'l... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Motherfuckers will read a book that’s one third Elvish, but put two sentences in Spanish and they ... JUNOT DíAZ Not all that have fallen are vanquished. J.R.R. TOLKIEN When each and every believer rises up to serve others and function according to their capacity, the ... HENRY HON My mother used to read to me every night when I was little. We got through most of the major fantasy... WENDY FROUD And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, ... BIBLE Who should serve the Lord’s Supper? Well in the early church, considering Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians... BEN WITHERINGTON III But I am the real Strider, fortunately. I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN It's Elvish," Tummeler repeated. "It says, basically, 'Declare allegiance, and be welcomed." "W... JAMES A. OWEN It is but a shadow and thought that you love. I cannot give you what you seek. LOED OF THE RINGS The stag’s enormous head turned slightly—toward the wagon, toward the small window. T... SARAH J. MAAS But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Éowyn I am, Éomund's daughter. You stand between me... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Gollum merece la muerte. La merece, sin duda. Muchos de los que viven merecen morir y algunos de los... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Frodo did not destroy the Ring; Gollum did. This is something he would always be reminded of, especi... STEVE BIVANS Curse us and crush us, my precious is lost! J.R.R. TOLKIEN Elrond,” Bruce said. “The Council of Elrond. From Lord of the Rings . It’s the meeting w... ANDY WEIR America indeed has become a progressive nation, if we understand "progressive" to mean progressing a... RON BRACKIN No taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image... J.R.R. TOLKIEN The light sprang up again, and there on the brink of the chasm, at the very Crack of Doom, stood Fro... J.R.R. TOLKIEN I'm fucking the grave, I thought, I'm bringing the dead back to life... CHARLES BUKOWSKI Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon ... MOSES Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. God is not impressed with what PRECEDES your name, but how you PROCEED in His Name." BJ NELSON Smeagol,' said Gollum suddenly and clearly, opening his eyes wide and staring at Frodo with a strang... J.R.R. TOLKIEN I like quoting 'Lord of the Rings': 'My list of allies grows thin! My list of enemies gr... RONDA ROUSEY Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amale... BIBLE The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH He said that academia reminded him of a badly run circus. The faculty members were like underfed ani... SUSAN HUBBARD The Lord seeks to establish status quo before His return. He is gathering His sheep, His birds, His ... HENRIETTA NEWTON MARTIN -SENIOR LEGAL CONSULTANT & AUTHOR And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah. BIBLE The point is that Robert Hunter is a post-modern poet who takes fragments that he inherited from oth... DENNIS MCNALLY Many fall into the trap of championing the exact theology of a saint from the past, which can have e... GREG GORDON The single biggest advantage a value investor has is not IQ. It's patience and waiting. Waiting ... MOHNISH PABRAI Look at what is happening here and think of it in terms of real life and how it affected the life of... DALLAS WILLARD Muchos de los que viven merecen morir y algunos de los que mueren merecen la vida. ¿Puedes devolver... GANDALS Doing some of the 'Lord Of The Rings' press junkets got a bit claustrophobic. IAN MCKELLEN And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, b... BIBLE She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO Life is short, and that's why, I don't test people; because we all fail tests sometimes, but that is... C. JOYBELL C. It's the deep breath before the plunge. J.R.R. TOLKIEN I tried reading The Lord of the Rings books. I got about fifty pages in... I got tired of reading th... MIKE STOKLASA
More Charles Stanley
One of the important things about temptation is, if I'm going to deal with it I'm going to h... CHARLES STANLEY A Christian has no right being in a fight unless it's a spiritual fight. CHARLES STANLEY A man can preach no better than he prays. CHARLES STANLEY An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the... CHARLES STANLEY The Bible is clear that those who fail to heed the Lord's discipline - whether nations, cities, ... CHARLES STANLEY Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible. CHARLES STANLEY In our friendships we have to be wise that we choose godly people to be our friends. Somebody might ... CHARLES STANLEY Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously tr... CHARLES STANLEY The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word. CHARLES STANLEY One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. A... CHARLES STANLEY Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us ... CHARLES STANLEY Every test, every trial, every heartache that's been significant, I can turn it over and see how... CHARLES STANLEY The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the g... CHARLES STANLEY We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find t... CHARLES STANLEY The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into... CHARLES STANLEY Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always t... CHARLES STANLEY If the Lord says to give more than you think you are able to give, know that He will provide for you... CHARLES STANLEY There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carr... CHARLES STANLEY God's plan for enlarging His kingdom is so simple - one person telling another about the Savior.... CHARLES STANLEY Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's ... CHARLES STANLEY The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then you... CHARLES STANLEY On Sunday morning, I'm not nervous... I can't wait to tell what God wants me to say. CHARLES STANLEY Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have ... CHARLES STANLEY When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and follo... CHARLES STANLEY God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision. CHARLES STANLEY To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they ... CHARLES STANLEY We are either in the process of resisting God's truth or in the process of being shaped and mold... CHARLES STANLEY If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things ma... CHARLES STANLEY I hear people all the time say, well I read through the Bible last year. Well, so what? I'm all ... CHARLES STANLEY Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day wom... CHARLES STANLEY Disappointment is inevitable. But to become discouraged, there's a choice I make. God would neve... CHARLES STANLEY God's voice is still and quiet and easily buried under an avalanche of clamour. CHARLES STANLEY Think about the comfortable feeling you have as you open your front door. That's but a hint of w... CHARLES STANLEY I think a lot of people, even Christians, are willing to be satisfied with gaining lots and lots of ... CHARLES STANLEY God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let H... CHARLES STANLEY God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fe... CHARLES STANLEY The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and decla... CHARLES STANLEY American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of ... CHARLES STANLEY Thank the Lord for using each person as a tool in your life to deepen your insight into His grace an... CHARLES STANLEY We're enlarging in every single area of the ministry at In Touch. We're on radio and televis... CHARLES STANLEY I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his feet... CHARLES STANLEY When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part. CHARLES STANLEY As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front o... CHARLES STANLEY The amount of time we spend with Jesus - meditating on His Word and His majesty, seeking His face - ... CHARLES STANLEY Hope founded upon a human being, a man-made philosophy or any institution is always misplaced... bec... CHARLES STANLEY If we rationalize our problems when He points them out, we will spend less and less time meditating ... CHARLES STANLEY I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his ... CHARLES STANLEY There's definitely a greater number of people interested in and actively looking for faith-based inv... CHARLES STANLEY Clearly, events on July 7 and the British Airways strike in August had an impact on level of passeng... CHARLES STANLEY Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most imp... CHARLES STANLEY He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you. CHARLES STANLEY If Logical tops £64 million we will be lifting our full-year forecast above the £123 million level CHARLES STANLEY His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness. CHARLES STANLEY If we rationalize our problems when He points them out, we will spend less and less time meditating ... CHARLES STANLEY We are either in the process of resisting God's truth or in the process of being shaped and molded b... CHARLES STANLEY God will never tell us to do something that gratifies the flesh. CHARLES STANLEY Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to sa... CHARLES STANLEY A Christian has no right being in a fight unless it's a spiritual fight CHARLES STANLEY To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they ... CHARLES STANLEY It is a year for modest economic growth and therefore modest earnings growth. CHARLES STANLEY When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy wi... CHARLES STANLEY People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and d... CHARLES STANLEY God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when J... CHARLES STANLEY The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to tes... CHARLES STANLEY As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front o... DR. CHARLES STANLEY It's difficult to discern the blessing in the midst of brokenness. Certain circumstances in life hur... DR. CHARLES STANLEY It is dangerous for us to allow our difficulties to reside in the forefront of our thinking. Rather,... CHARLES F. STANLEY Our emotions often stand in direct opposition to our faith in the Lord and what He is achieving for ... CHARLES F. STANLEY My mother desperately wanted children. She had a child that was stillborn - something I learned when... STANLEY HAUERWAS I've always loved to play games, and face it: investing is one big game. You need to be decisive... STANLEY DRUCKENMILLER If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed. STANLEY KUBRICK What people pray for will tell you more than anything else whether they are locked into the vision a... ANDY STANLEY The soundtrack of O Brother is the most publicity I've gotten. I don't feel that I have lost... RALPH STANLEY I don't listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley... RALPH STANLEY I believe in my music. RALPH STANLEY I would have quit before I went rock-n-roll. I know one way, and that's natural, and when I can&... RALPH STANLEY I've done it all. I'm thankful and proud of what I've accomplished in my life. I hope to... RALPH STANLEY I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it. RALPH STANLEY If you can talk brilliantly about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has been m... STANLEY KUBRICK You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move... STANLEY KUBRICK I'd like to be able to tap with my action this low without buzzing. STANLEY JORDAN A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper. STANLEY KUBRICK Big business, for all its lobbying, is often put in line by investigative reporting, public scandals... STANLEY CROUCH A woman who pretends to laugh at love is like a child who sings at night when he is afraid STANLEY BALDWIN In the Crusades, getting the Holy Land back was the goal, and any means could be used to achieve it.... STANLEY HAUERWAS The bomber will always get through. The only defense is in offense, which means that you have to kil... STANLEY BALDWIN I read. I order books from the States. I literally go into bookstores, close my eyes, and take thing... STANLEY KUBRICK God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons we could not learn i... STANLEY LINDQUIST If you can talk brilliantly enough about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has... STANLEY KUBRICK The purpose of a good education is to show you that there are three sides to a two-sided story. STANLEY FISH If the aborigine drafted an IQ test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it. STANLEY GARN Nothing lowers the level on conversation more than raising the voice. STANLEY HOROWITZ A film is -- or should be -- more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods ... STANLEY KUBRICK Power without responsibility -- the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages. STANLEY BALDWIN The attainment of an ideal is often the beginning of a disillusion. STANLEY BALDWIN Consumers are statistics. Customers are people. STANLEY MARCUS It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are pupp... STANLEY MILGRAM The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to... STANLEY MILGRAM The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has been so de... STANLEY MILGRAM I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason. STANLEY BALDWIN A fascist sees the mote in his neighbor’s eye, then hits him over the head with the beam in his ow... STANLEY MILGRAM He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much. -Bessie Stanley. BESSIE STANLEY Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for i... EDWARD STANLEY When God gave you to me he never said that you were mine, that I could keep you always--only borrowe... STANLEY LINDQUIST Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and ... STANLEY WALKER What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire. STANLEY KUNITZ Owners of valuable works of art don't give to institutions that don't provide good air condi... STANLEY MARCUS What a writer's message is is totally unimportant. Either he is agreeing with life by affirming,... STANLEY ELKIN 'Dust Devil,' I've never really seen with an American audience, so I'm looking forwa... RICHARD STANLEY I am afraid of aeroplanes. I've been able to avoid flying for some time, but I suppose, if I had... STANLEY KUBRICK I really like sometimes to do action pictures; I get a really big kick out of doing those. STANLEY CLARKE The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes. STANLEY KUBRICK There's a difference between standing up and telling people what you're planning to do and s... PAUL STANLEY Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible - that is just cheating. It's cheatin... ANDY STANLEY A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods an... STANLEY KUBRICK There will be very few occasions when you are absolutely certain about anything. You will consistent... ANDY STANLEY Greed is not a financial issue. It's a heart issue. ANDY STANLEY When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back. PAUL STANLEY I have assumed my clear commitment to a Trinitarian orthodoxy was sufficient evidence that I have no... STANLEY HAUERWAS Writing, of course, is writing, acting comes from the theater, and cinematography comes from photogr... STANLEY KUBRICK I think no one knows what humanitarian intervention means. If I were a person who was non-American, ... STANLEY HAUERWAS Popular culture tells you that schools and parents don't know what's going on, the police ar... STANLEY CROUCH It's absurd for anybody to look around and hear the acts and artists who cite us as an inspirati... PAUL STANLEY Nothing could ever stop Kiss. I've seen the band in down times where critics were like vultures ... PAUL STANLEY I am a Protestant. I am a communicant at the Church of the Holy Family, an Episcopal church in Chape... STANLEY HAUERWAS We have never heard of laundering in Macau; money laundering is unheard of. Mind you, my casino, eve... STANLEY HO Since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of the defense of England you n... STANLEY BALDWIN After all my years of doing instrumental music I still like just a simple instrumental song with a n... STANLEY CLARKE I think KISS has always been about celebrating self-empowerment. Celebrating the idea that anything ... PAUL STANLEY The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buyin... ANDY STANLEY Feast of Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 Commemoration of Cuthburga, Founding Abbess ... ARTHUR STANLEY To go from being an unpopular, chubby little kid who was chasing girls and couldn't seem to catc... PAUL STANLEY If machines do everything well, including allocating capital and resources efficiently, can that be ... STANLEY DRUCKENMILLER I started dancing when I saw Fred Astaire in 'Flying Down to Rio,' at approximately nine yea... STANLEY DONEN What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing ... STANLEY DONEN Autobiographies, for the most part, to me, are like writing a love letter to yourself. PAUL STANLEY I've seen myself do stuff on stage that was pretty amazing. I think that would be true for any a... PAUL STANLEY All in all, I don't think robots and greater automation can bring about a utopian world as I ima... STANLEY DRUCKENMILLER All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every ... ANDY STANLEY From the beginning, Christianity has struggled to sustain the creative tension between the personal ... STANLEY HAUERWAS The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions a... STANLEY KUBRICK It is often observed that the first casualty of war is truth, but how do you tell the truth without ... STANLEY HAUERWAS Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it. STANLEY CLARKE When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. STANLEY KUBRICK I was raised in an evangelical Methodist church. Evangelical meant that though you had been baptized... STANLEY HAUERWAS The funniest thing is not who influenced me positively, but who influenced me negatively. I had such... STANLEY DONEN The great thing about rock-n-roll is you realize the top of the mountain is big enough for more than... PAUL STANLEY I don't like not being busy. STANLEY TUCCI I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the ba... STANLEY KUBRICK Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. STANLEY HOROWITZ The church is constituted as a new people who have been gathered from the nations to remind the worl... STANLEY HAUERWAS One of the problems with the identification of Christianity with love is how such a view turns out t... STANLEY HAUERWAS Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying... STANLEY KUBRICK The idea is that Jesus overcame death through the Resurrection. What that does is fail to appreciate... STANLEY HAUERWAS It helps me work on maybe moving the ball around a little bit as opposed to trying to throw strikes.... BRITTANY STANLEY It's giving us more experience. It helps us believe in each other. BRITTANY STANLEY You don't realize what you take for granted. When you're surrounded [by devastation], it's a differe... BRITTANY STANLEY This project is open to everyone on campus. We're trying to get volunteers to sign up and go over sp... BRITTANY STANLEY We're trying to get funding from as many sources as possible. BRITTANY STANLEY It's hard to pitch this much early in the year but by the end of the season, I'll be used to it. BRITTANY STANLEY We're looking to go somewhere in or near New Orleans. We would like to go deeper into Louisiana. BRITTANY STANLEY Everything we do really stems from being record collectors rather than musicians. I suppose that's w... BOB STANLEY We got word that they're looting on Jefferson Highway, which is our neighborhood. We've quit worryin... BOB STANLEY nothing to complain about, and a lot to be thankful for. BOB STANLEY I knew him a lot of years in grade school, BOB STANLEY They are struggling a little in the big leagues and they are trying to get guys to the higher level ... BOB STANLEY How he can even think about saying that, with what was going on that night, tells me it was on his m... BOB STANLEY He relies mostly on his fastball and slider. He has a curve and a change-up, but doesn't get a chanc... BOB STANLEY We're very excited about Rick because he brings a wealth of experience and is very high on fundament... BOB STANLEY Johnny Pesky always said I would rather be lucky than good. We were lucky against California and not... BOB STANLEY I felt a part of it in some ways, not as a teammate, but as a former player who spent his whole care... BOB STANLEY I am an enthusiastic participant in a church, but I have never been particularly concerned with deno... STANLEY HAUERWAS I think ageing demographics is a bigger issue in China than people think. And the problems it create... STANLEY DRUCKENMILLER You cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number... ANDY STANLEY Preaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourse... ANDY STANLEY You can disseminate your art, and it's all such easy access now. The upside to it is that more p... STANLEY CLARKE As goods become more standardized - and mass production has that effect, standardizing product - the... STANLEY MARCUS Part of my problem is that I cannot dispel the myths that have somehow accumulated over the years. S... STANLEY KUBRICK Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of th... STANLEY BALDWIN Everything has a sort of double meaning for me, there's the ordinary everyday meaning of things,... STANLEY SPENCER Any time you take a chance you better be sure the rewards are worth the risk because they can put yo... STANLEY KUBRICK From my perspective, 'postmodernism' merely names an interesting set of developments in the ... STANLEY HAUERWAS There's no more film. Film is gone. We photograph digitally and electronically. We don't rea... STANLEY DONEN Christians are nonviolent not, therefore, because we believe that nonviolence is a strategy to rid t... STANLEY HAUERWAS Many people on the political left found my work psychologically liberating. They began to say: once ... STANLEY FISH I didn't know you had to change diapers so often. I couldn't believe it - we must change the... STANLEY TUCCI I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want. STANLEY KUBRICK Running those poor steers back and forth in the heat is ridiculous. What they ought to do is put the... STANLEY MARCUS The Roundhouse was a complete shell. It was absolutely empty, lying derelict for years. RICHARD STANLEY I'd like to put together a think tank of people - economists, futurists, city planners, a few de... STANLEY MARCUS It was at the department store where people got away from provincialism. STANLEY MARCUS The department store was a product of the 19th century and became a very important institution as Am... STANLEY MARCUS Protestantism came to America to make America Protestant. It was assumed that was to be done through... STANLEY HAUERWAS Maybe it's my age that makes me very conscious of loose threads, but I don't think that'... STANLEY MARCUS A film is -- or should be -- more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of mood... STANLEY KUBRICK Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, w... STANLEY KUNITZ A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it. STANLEY BALDWIN Religion and atheism will both survive it [the musical Jesus Christ Superstar by Time Rice and Andre... STANLEY KAUFFMANN I do not support abortion rights. Although what I would support in this vexed area is not clear to m... STANLEY FISH Whenever I see a stock market explode, six to 12 months later you are in a full blown recovery. STANLEY DRUCKENMILLER