Randy Alcorn quote: "If we were to gain God's perspective, even for a moment, and were to look at the way we go through life accumulating and hoarding and displaying our things, we would have the same feelings of horror and pity that any sane person has when he views people in an asylum endlessly beating their heads against the wall."

Contrary to common belief, Christian fiction did not begin with Catherine Marshall, Janette Oke, or ...
RANDY ALCORN

I read secular fiction, but also enjoy novels with a Christian worldview.
RANDY ALCORN

I wrote my first novel, 'Deadline,' in 1994 as an experiment.
RANDY ALCORN

I try to tell a story that's good enough to win the right to integrate eternal themes into it. I...
RANDY ALCORN

My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and t...
RANDY ALCORN

It's not just what Christian fiction lacks I appreciate - it's what it offers. The variety i...
RANDY ALCORN

Fiction has subversive potential. People let it into their minds, like the Trojan Horse. They don...
RANDY ALCORN

Some take pains to be biblical, but many [Christian financial teachers, writers, investment counselo...
RANDY ALCORN

Unless we learn how to humbly tell each other our giving stories, our churches will not learn to giv...
RANDY ALCORN

We are [God's] by creation, and again by redemption. He has every right to tell me what to do with m...
RANDY ALCORN

It's always easier to avoid temptation than to resist it.
RANDY ALCORN

Lord Foulgrin: "You must not let him see Charis as a place of learning, exploration, duties, travel,...
RANDY ALCORN

Every kingdom work, whether publicly performed or privately endeavored, partakes of the kingdom's im...
RANDY ALCORN

If you're a child of God, you do not just "go around once" on Earth. You don't get just one earthly ...
RANDY ALCORN

For the Christian, death is not the end of adventure but a doorway from a wold where dreams and adve...
RANDY ALCORN

The most tragic strain in human existence lies in the fact that the pleasure which we find in the th...
RANDY ALCORN

Delaying giving as a strategy for future kingdom building is risky. We could hold on to assets out o...
RANDY ALCORN

We should remember Christ's words, 'Let nothing be wasted,' when we look in our refrigerators and ga...
RANDY ALCORN

If we can keep ourselves from interfering with the natural laws of life, mistakes can be our child's...
RANDY ALCORN

When you pretend you don’t feel hurt or angry or devastated, you’re not fooling God. Be honest! ...
RANDY ALCORN

Someday this upside-down world will be turned right side up. Nothing in all eternity will turn it ba...
RANDY ALCORN

Wealth is a relational barrier. It keeps us from having open relationships.
RANDY ALCORN

Tolstoy said, 'The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed either by a change of life ...
RANDY ALCORN

I could feel the baby being torn from my insides. It was really painful....Three-quarters of the way...
RANDY ALCORN

Jesus' miracles provide us with a sample of the meaning of redemption: a freeing of creation from th...
RANDY ALCORN

When I save, I lay something aside for future need. If I sense God's leading, I will give it away to...
RANDY ALCORN

Are we truly obeying the command to love our neighbor as ourselves if we're storing up money for pot...
RANDY ALCORN

Good for you Woods. You're not as dumb as you look. Come to think of it, no one's as dumb as you loo...
RANDY ALCORN

Whenever we have excess, giving should be our natural response. It should be the automatic decision,...
RANDY ALCORN

He went to Man United and the fame and money seemed to affect him badly. He became cockier and arrog...
LAUREN ALCORN

I wanted closure. And for him to thank me for being so loyal to him over the years. Instead he stood...
LAUREN ALCORN

He'll never change. He thinks he's invincible. I feel sorry for his girlfriend because he will alway...
LAUREN ALCORN

It was clear by then that he was with Rebecca and that they were a proper couple. I so wanted to tur...
LAUREN ALCORN

The moral high ground to which I aspired had turned into a slippery slope.
ALFRED ALCORN

The focus is toward the youth, so the youth of one nation can help the youth of another nation.
MATTHEW ALCORN

When one knows at an early age that their gift, talent and direction is musical, one tends to focus ...
RANDY BACHMAN

You see and work with many of the same people over and over again; they are all specialists in what ...
RANDY WEST

That was the day I began cutting classes and returning to TV tapings; it ultimately led to a friends...
RANDY WEST

Remember, while the work can sometimes appear to be simple to a viewer, the ability to perform exper...
RANDY WEST

Over the long hours of taping 5, 6 or 7 episodes a day, we develop a great sense of family.
RANDY WEST

Of course watching a particularly exciting game or a wonderful contestant is always a joy.
RANDY WEST

Most producers I've known were writers first, and writing is a vital part of any game show. You ...
RANDY WEST

It seems that no two people came to this specialized area of work via the exact same route.
RANDY WEST

I'm always most excited about the job I'm doing at the present, and that's especially tr...
RANDY WEST

I enjoy 'Supermarket Sweep' because of its adlib demands in following the fast action.
RANDY WEST

I can say without hesitation that there is certainly no greater show to be a contestant on than '...
RANDY WEST

From my years of work with so many game show production companies and their producers I'm probab...
RANDY WEST

Because these show are live, script pages are being switched during the program and new commercial t...
RANDY WEST

Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can ...
RANDY WEST

At Johnny's suggestion I pursued a career in radio that eventually brought me to Los Angeles.
RANDY WEST

Also at the top of the list was my three day appearance on 'Press Your Luck'. In addition to...
RANDY WEST

'What's My Line' 1971 was a magical experience as I was still in my teens, and it was my...
RANDY WEST

If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's...
RANDY WEST

'Press Your Luck' was probably the most exciting because of the unpredictability of the game...
RANDY WEST

But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many...
RANDY WEST

Yet as a team, we can pull together to do some incredible work.
RANDY WEST

I've been lucky because Hollywood can be harsh and try to pigeonhole you. I've done TV, film...
RANDY WAYNE

There are so many movies people make just to make money.
RANDY WAYNE

I'm really a big fan of HBO and Showtime shows, so I wouldn't mind being on an edgy show... ...
RANDY WAYNE

John Schneider's cool. I mean, he is the epitome of cool. To be that confident without any chip ...
RANDY WAYNE

As an actor, I want to build a career as an actor. It's hard to even get a job sometimes, so as ...
RANDY WAYNE

I'm very picky about what I'll do and the message the film has in it.
RANDY WAYNE

When I was a postdoc, I jotted every fresh thought on a three-by-five card and kept them in a card c...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I wa...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

Everything I did in high school was focused on microbiology, looking at things like algae under a mi...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
RANDY SCHEKMAN

I was driven completely by a desire to understand how cells worked.
RANDY SCHEKMAN

I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how li...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is r...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

The prevailing structures of personal reputation and career advancement mean the biggest rewards oft...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

It is common, and encouraged by many journals, for research to be judged by the impact factor of the...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has prop...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the c...
RANDY SCHEKMAN

I've been loving music all my life.
RANDY SAVAGE

Being a wrestler is like walking on the treadmill of life. You get off it and it just keeps going.
RANDY SAVAGE

There are no tough guys in wrestling.
RANDY SAVAGE

From wrestling to my hip-hop thing, I've just been able to do so much and meet so many crazy cha...
RANDY SAVAGE

I used to hate old-timers who didn't praise the younger wrestlers, but you've got to pass th...
RANDY SAVAGE

Every sport has its own cast of characters.
RANDY SAVAGE

I love playing characters that are bigger than life and maybe have a darker side that they present t...
RANDY QUAID

I would never walk off any show.
RANDY QUAID

I've been racketeered on.
RANDY QUAID

I love Canada.
RANDY QUAID

I went through this delayed-adolescence thing. I didn't want to be tied down to a family.
RANDY QUAID

Acting's more of a business for me now.
RANDY QUAID

What I wish more than anything is that I could start getting press about my work as an actor. That i...
RANDY QUAID

I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been.
RANDY QUAID

If you don't stick up for what's yours, and defend what's yours... what are you?
RANDY QUAID

I'm not crazy. I play a lot of crazy characters, but I'm an actor.
RANDY QUAID

My finances have been decimated by a group of people, such as my ex-attorney, my ex-business manager...
RANDY QUAID

I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
RANDY QUAID

Now with the Internet, a celebrity is fair game, and it's all designed to sell advertising space...
RANDY QUAID

It's possible for people to gain control of every facet of your life.
RANDY QUAID

Just about every actor wants to be a Disney cartoon voice at some point.
RANDY QUAID

When I was a kid and the carnival would come to the shopping centre, I'd go down and talk to all...
RANDY QUAID

I love my brother. I miss my brother.
RANDY QUAID

I've never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion.
RANDY PAUSCH

I don't know how to not have fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun, and I'm going to kee...
RANDY PAUSCH

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
RANDY PAUSCH

The particular way I'm going to die is not going to be particularly pleasant. It will probably b...
RANDY PAUSCH

The metaphor I've used is... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and...
RANDY PAUSCH

We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.
RANDY PAUSCH

If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.
RANDY PAUSCH

Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
RANDY PAUSCH

I think that we all stand on the dartboard of life. Roughly 30,000 people a year are going to catch ...
RANDY PAUSCH

Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under ...
RANDY PAUSCH

Educators shouldn't be afraid of cliches. You know why? Because kids don't know most of them...
RANDY PAUSCH

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three ...
RANDY PAUSCH

If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the...
RANDY PAUSCH

Work hard. I got tenure a year early. Junior faculty members used to say to me: 'Wow, what's...
RANDY PAUSCH

I think the only advice I can give you on how to live your life well is, first off, remember... it&#...
RANDY PAUSCH

You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in payb...
RANDY PAUSCH

I'm hanging in there, trying to spend as much quality time with my wife and kids as possible, an...
RANDY PAUSCH

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.
RANDY PAUSCH

I love writing songs. I love doing my radio show and talking to the fans and listening to what they ...
RANDY OWEN

Our original name was Wild Country, but when we first went to The Bowery, they had the name of all 5...
RANDY OWEN

For me, when I grew up playing music, I played music in church and people were shouting and having a...
RANDY OWEN

As long as God lets me live, I want to do things that make a difference in the world besides play mu...
RANDY OWEN

God has to let you be there, and then you just have to have good fortune for whatever reason. I'...
RANDY OWEN

I can't not be who I am.
RANDY OWEN

The Bowery was a place that would let us do original songs - not just covers - but we would have to ...
RANDY OWEN

I feel very good and positive about my future. I look forward to seeing the fans and doing what I do...
RANDY OWEN

The juices never stop flowing. I still write songs.
RANDY OWEN

The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes.
RANDY OWEN

I like Public Enemy a great deal.
RANDY NEWMAN

I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.
RANDY NEWMAN

I've worked with a band, and it's nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didn'...
RANDY NEWMAN

'Rednecks' always made me nervous to play, but I'm glad I wrote it and I continue to pla...
RANDY NEWMAN

Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
RANDY NEWMAN

What I'm most pleased about is that there's no particular decline. The songs I wrote 40 year...
RANDY NEWMAN

But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand wha...
RANDY NEWMAN

I've written a song for Prince. I never showed it to Prince, but just to see if I could do it. A...
RANDY NEWMAN

I don't remember ever having writer's block. If I sit in there for four hours, I'll usua...
RANDY NEWMAN

I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yours...
RANDY NEWMAN

It's very hard to get rich and famous at a young age and handle it well.
RANDY NEWMAN

I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my song...
RANDY NEWMAN

I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself tal...
RANDY NEWMAN

But if you're doing something, show up everyday, and something good might happen - it's not ...
RANDY NEWMAN

Stay away from drugs. They're not worth it. I've tried, but there's none of them that...
RANDY NEWMAN

I am not overlooking any mail. I'm looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people.
RANDY NEWMAN

I like science - geography, meteorology, cosmology.
RANDY NEWMAN

I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected.
RANDY NEWMAN

Most of my songs are about insensitivity of some kind.
RANDY NEWMAN

If we'd had another carefree 70's, I'd have been dead. It was a little too carefree, you...
RANDY NEWMAN

I think the tax cut is ridiculous but so am I.
RANDY NEWMAN

It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't hav...
RANDY NEWMAN

Learn about the world, the way it works, any kind of science and anthropology, it's really an in...
RANDY NEWMAN

I like the idea of taking a true classic written by a true genius and destroying it essentially! I l...
RANDY NEWMAN

My music has a high irritation factor. I've always tried to say something. Eccentric lyrics abou...
RANDY NEWMAN

Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
RANDY NEWMAN

The weekend brought good news for our friends in the cattle industry. At long last, Japan has taken ...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

At a time when we are dealing with unpredictable suppliers of energy abroad and higher gas costs at ...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

President Bush has a track record of making the right decisions when it comes to national security.
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

We can fight the War on Terrorism in other places around the world or we can fight it here in Americ...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

For too long, Japan has been dragging its feet as it ignores the steps the U.S. has made to ensure a...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and o...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the definition of a marriage as between one man and one woma...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our b...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the fed...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

In addition to a soaring stock market, 6.6 million jobs have been created since tax relief measures ...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. ...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosit...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

When regulations on the housing industry are reasonable, the cost of housing goes down. Regulatory r...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

Although housing sales and starts have cooled to more typical levels, the housing market remains str...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

More Americans own their home than ever before. Nearly 70 percent of American's are homeowners. ...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the pe...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

However, as our brave men and women continue to return from the battlefields of the War on Terror, C...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

The Secure Fence Act, which authorizes the construction of 700 miles of security barriers along the ...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

Housing has led our nation's economic expansion over the past few years, accounting for 16 perce...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and c...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER

If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable fo...
RANDY LERNER

Winning our fans' approval will come from all of us doing the right things for the right reasons...
RANDY LERNER

We have to invest in developing Villa Park, allowing us to generate our own revenue streams. At the ...
RANDY LERNER

Winning supporters over can only really be achieved by what you do, not what you say. It's no us...
RANDY LERNER

We want to build the club on our attendances. We don't want to pay all our TV money straight out...
RANDY LERNER

While being in the right seat at the right game might create short-term reassurance, I can't get...
RANDY LERNER

In U.S. sports, you tend to be pretty strictly limited by the size of your team's market. When w...
RANDY LERNER

I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the m...
RANDY JOHNSON

Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have ...
RANDY JOHNSON

I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and g...
RANDY JOHNSON

It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a f...
RANDY JOHNSON

I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me...
RANDY JOHNSON

When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.
RANDY JOHNSON

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was...
RANDY JOHNSON

I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I ...
RANDY JOHNSON

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've got...
RANDY JOHNSON

The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.
RANDY JOHNSON

I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.
RANDY JOHNSON

People who say they're not nervous - I would be kind of curious to see how successful you are at...
RANDY JOHNSON

When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.
RANDY JOHNSON

Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I&#...
RANDY JOHNSON

I learned a lot from not having success, and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to m...
RANDY JOHNSON

I certainly don't want our nation to go into default, but at the same time, I'm very concern...
RANDY HULTGREN

There certainly are some good aspects to Common Core.
RANDY HULTGREN

My focus is on my constituents.
RANDY HULTGREN

We need someone with proven conservative leadership experience, not entitlement, to be able to repre...
RANDY HULTGREN

One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the c...
RANDY HOUSER

I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
RANDY HOUSER

I remember when I met my wife and that she could just grab my hand and I would just ease. I don'...
RANDY HOUSER

I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life....
RANDY HOUSER

Randy Alcorn

Share:

Related

More Randy Alcorn