Quotes About Inspiration

I thought maybe, just by never preaching, never doing any of that stuff because it doesn't work. By just maybe the power of example and some laughs, maybe somebody might go take a walk.

When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.

Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave.

Radio, in a way, is preaching.

I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do that; otherwise, you end up preaching down. You need to listen not so much to the audience but to the story itself.

My kids don't listen to me when I preach at them. But if I tell them a story they can pull something from, that matters.

My family's a huge fan of 'Lord of the Rings.' My dad probably preaches from 'Lord of the Rings' as much as he does the Bible.

I've always been a very artsy person, and I always preach self-confidence and knowing your worth.

I work with kids every day, and I preach to them how much more they make and how much easier it is to get a job when they get a college education.

The point is movies can teach a lot without preaching.

I am not a preacher; I'm a reacher.

My grandpa was a preacher.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience.

My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher.

With all respect, I'm sure that we have enough preachers in the world. Through my way of writing, I was capable of being able to say these things and yet not make a person feel as though they're being preached at.

I read 'Preacher' once a year.

My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama.

Congregations shaped by the Scriptures generally have preachers who are shaped by the Scriptures.

My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that's my father.

Seth Rogen told me to read 'Preacher,' and 'Preacher' was amazing.

My dad was a preacher.

The women and the men are teachers and preachers in my family, and a little bit of both those fell on me.

Before I was a journalist, I was a preacher in Georgia and Kentucky.

I think when any one kind of film does well, it creates a precedent and paves the way for more like it.