Ligon Quotes

#1. Ligon's distinction between making "a Christian a slave" and "a slave a Christian" turned this idea on its head.

Ibram X. Kendi

#2. Paint is a very sensual material. It's lovely to work with and lovely to look at.

Glenn Ligon

#3. Saying 'Preach the Gospel Daily, use words if necessary' is like saying 'Feed the hungry, use food if necessary.'

Ligon Duncan

#4. As a businessman, I know President Obama understands what it takes to spark economic growth, because I have seen him in action.

Austin Ligon

#5. Margins on other sales and revenues grew as a result of the growth in extended service plan revenues, which have no associated cost of sales, and the growth in our service margin, reflecting improved overhead expense absorption.

Austin Ligon

#6. Shit's burning so close to you that your ass is on fire.

Erik Valeur

#7. Abram, having failed in Genesis 13, comes through with flying colors in this battle of faith because he aligns himself with God, and he refuses to allow his heart to be compromised by the possibility of taking the riches that this world can offer.

Ligon Duncan

#8. I couldn't give you a count of the number of single women I have in our congregation that are serving in very significant ways in the community. Our desire is for them to live all of life to the glory of God whether God calls them to be a wife or a mother or not.

Ligon Duncan

#9. Private-equity and hedge-fund guys typically come into a situation of mediocrity, where rapid change may result in a profit.

Austin Ligon

#10. I wanted to be a cheerleader, like my sister was - all the most popular and beautiful girls are cheerleaders and I wanted that, and it demolished this vision of myself. That's when I found the piano, when music saved me; that's when I first attempted to write my own songs.

Paula Cole

#11. As an actor, you're always in situations that can be compromising. But you can wipe away that gray area by making a choice.

Kyle MacLachlan

#12. My job is not to produce answers. My job is to produce good questions.

Glenn Ligon

#13. There's a kind of slowness and inefficiency about rendering text in paint. We're in a world that's very fast, so things that slow you for a minute-give you pause-are good.

Glenn Ligon

#14. The complementarian position acknowledges that God created men and women equal in being but assigned different-but equally valuable-functions in His kingdom and that this gender distinctiveness complements, or harmonizes, to fulfill His purpose.

J. Ligon Duncan III

#15. There is a God we want and a God who is, and the two are not the same.

Ligon Duncan

#16. Like any artwork, things become richer if you know more about them; but I don't think that's crucial.

Glenn Ligon

#17. We are not the reason the gospel works; the gospel is the reason the gospel works.

Ligon Duncan

#18. I'm not paranoid!" I said
Looking fearfully around

Debby Feo

#19. Compassion knows that choosing the higher road in any situation is the most loving option for you.

Debbie Ford

#20. When the bottom falls out and disappointments come, you will learn what you believe, what you love, and what you treasure.

Ligon Duncan

#21. One can take a neon tube and simply paint it black on the front. So it would read as a black letter or a line, but it would also read as neon because there would be light coming from behind that black letter.

Glenn Ligon

#22. President Obama has shown he has the vision to support average consumers and taxpayers.

Austin Ligon

#23. You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises. Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.

Ramakrishna

#24. The Obama administration took rapid and decisive action to restructure GM and Chrysler. Within a fairly short period of time these companies were working effectively again.

Austin Ligon

#25. What do you care?" Arik Siq asked. "Who your people were matters hardly at all. Who they are now is what matters. Who you are." "Your history is sometimes a way of understanding your present," Pan replied. "You are your history.

Terry Brooks

#26. If you recognize a face while surfing through 200 channels, you will stop and listen. Celebrities give a positive aura and people like them. Their message appeals to people.

Kajol

#27. I'm not interested in serial dating; I'd honestly rather be single.

Tamsin Egerton

#28. Then once you've got that dream in mind please dream a million more and not a million quiet dreams, a million dreams that roar!

Dallas Clayton

#29. Public worship occurs when the people of God assemble for the express purpose of giving to the Lord the glory due His name and enjoying the joy of His promised special presence with His own people.

Ligon Duncan