God has always worked wonders through his prophets to increase the faith of His chosen people or to correct their disobedience.
I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use the miracle of having been born.
I'm always trying to get my characters to the point of complete rebelliousness. I like that attitude that characters feel when they own their lives. There's something beautiful in the moments when characters disobey.
And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.
People always expect you to be jumping out of a Rolls Royce and being in the papers for drunk and disorderly or sleeping around.
Look, I've done some low-budget movies and I've done some big-budget movies, and the big-budget movies were always kind of disorganized.
But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands.
Across disparate cultures that require physical risk-taking as a rite of passage, it is always the men who engage in such pursuits.
I did always think of Heinlein as a strict rationalist, although a dispassionate examination of his works doesn't support that.
I always wanted to write fiction. Always. As far back as I can remember it's been integral to my sense of myself - everything else was always a displacement activity.
Even for the people in the bank into which the other banks are merging, they also have a lot of apprehension. There is always an apprehension that opportunities will go down. There are apprehensions of displacement. Many of these apprehensions are unfounded.
There will always be those little minds who, out of vanity or intellectual display, will attempt to destroy faith in the very foundations of life.
I always tried to be the perfect little girl. Always tried to have the perfect little manners. Never wanted to displease my parents.
Relationships shouldn't be disposable. If there's something worth saving - not always the case, some relationships are irreconcilable - but if there is something that you determine is worth saving, then try to do that.
Music isn't necessarily made to last, and there's always been disposable music.
I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.
I have had many more close women friends than men, and I've always assumed that comes from the fact that in my family there was such a disproportionate female element.
Despite broad public support, raising the minimum wage is always difficult owing to the disproportionate influence that wealthy firms and donors have in Congress.
It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought.
Demarcation disputes between supervisor and student are always difficult, probably impossible to resolve... it is the supervisor who has the final responsibility for the success or failure of the project.
