“So, it's always different. Some stuff, you want to do because it's a part that you've never played. It's always for story. Sometimes there's a story that you really dig, but there's no part that you're interested in. Sometimes you read a story and you say, "I could do that. I've never done that before. I could do play that part.” WantDifferentSometimesDonePlayStoriesStuff Author:Vincent D'Onofrio
“When I was younger, it was about doing something that made me nervous. Now, it's for many different reasons. I've had the opportunity to have fun. I don't know why that is, but I like it.” KnowsMadeDifferentReasonOpportunityFunNervousHaving Fun Author:Vincent D'Onofrio
“I came to Paul at quite an early age, having already studied Plato and Aristotle; and I found Paul easily their intellectual equal, though he was handling these amazing questions about God, Jesus, Israel, faith and so on. He continues to be an amazingly stimulating thinker, especially when we try to understand the flow of thought in letter after letter rather than just combing him for a few verses on 'our favourite topics', which, sadly, some Christian teachers do just as some journalists and broadcasters do!” TryingAgeChristianFoundJesusTeacherEqualIntellectualFlowLettersIsraelJournalistThinkerFavouriteVersesTopicsPlatoBroadcastersPlato And AristotleChristian Teachers Author:N. T. Wright
“The phrase "spiritual journey" is one that I've only become familiar with comparatively recently. We wouldn't have put it like that when I was a kid.” KidsSpiritualJourneyFamiliarPhrasesSpiritual Journey Author:N. T. Wright
“I grew up in a church-going family, a very sort of ordinary, middle-of-the-road Anglican family where nobody really talked about personal Christian experience. It was just sort of assumed like an awful lot of things in the 1950's were just sort of taken for granted.” ChristianChurchTakenMiddleGrewGrew UpOrdinaryAwfulGrantedTaken For GrantedMiddle Of The Road Author:N. T. Wright
“Having lots of members of my family who were in ministry in one form or another, I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that at quite an early age, I was very, very conscious personally of the love of God.” AgeFormMembersConsciousMy FamilyGod LoveSurprisingMinistry Author:N. T. Wright
“I remember one particular moment (I don't actually know how old I was, but I guess around 7 or something like that) when I remember actually weeping. I was by myself in a room in the house, and I was just crying because I realized how much Jesus loved me.” KnowsMomentsRememberHouseJesusRoomsKnow HowCryParticularI RealizedWeepingJesus Love Author:N. T. Wright
“I knew that I had to be a preacher. I had to be a minister, which was a puzzle to me because my dad was a businessman. It was a family company and I assumed that I would take it on from him.” CompanyDadMy DadMinistersPreacherBusinessmanPuzzles Author:N. T. Wright
“When it became clear that in fact my father was saying, "It will be interesting to see what you want to do when you grow up," I realized that there was no pressure on that front. And I remember huge relief: Hey, I can go and do what I really know I have to do!” KnowsWantI CanFactsRememberFatherGrowsInterestingGrowing UpClearFrontsHugePressureWhat You WantI RealizedHeyReliefNo Pressure Author:N. T. Wright
“We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and our own.” NeedsDifferentAnimalPlanetsLosingPlantRateBiodiversityPlants And Animals Book:The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us Source: The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us