Chan Quotes

A disciple is a disciple maker. ~ Francis Chan

He persists in loving us with unending, outrageous love. ~ Francis Chan

While the official church was moribund, the house churches kept alight the flame of Christian witness. The church survived as a lay movement, often led by poorly educated Bible women who memorized Scripture and passed on the faith to family members and (if they dared) to neighbors and friends. ~ Kim-Kwong Chan

True love requires sacrifice. ~ Francis Chan

I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara, Coppola, Neil Jordan. ~ Park Chan-wook

When I was a kid, I loved Jackie Chan. ~ Lucas Till

The world is too violent right now. ~ Jackie Chan

Hold yourself on your own. A man's job in a romantic dynamic is not to be your butler, bank account or your father. ~ Amy Chan

I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires. ~ Park Chan-wook

Size is definitely relative. If you're bigger, they can see you easier. ~ Chan Gailey

This is normal, to have pressure. It's how you respond. Take the pressure, use the pressure, have fun. ~ Chan Ho Park

The God of the universe is not something we can just add to our lives and keep on as we did before. ~ Francis Chan

If there really is a god, then he really looks after me. ~ Jackie Chan

At a time of multiple calamities in the world, we cannot allow the loss of essential antimicrobials, essential cures for many millions of people, to become the next global crisis. ~ Margaret Chan

The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, and knows your every thought. And this is a good thing. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known. ~ Francis Chan

brand building increasingly relies heavily on word-of-mouth recommendations spreading rapidly through our networked society. ~ W. Chan Kim

With therapeutic Qigong when there is no cure, there is palliation. ~ Chan Siok Fong

In the same way, you have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do not have opportunity to wonder, Am I doing this right? or Did I serve enough this week? When you are running toward Christ, you are freed up to serve, love, and give thanks without guilt, worry, or fear. As long as you are running, you are safe. ~ Francis Chan

I now have two different audiences. There's the one that has been watching my action films for 20 years, and the American family audience. American jokes, less fighting. ~ Jackie Chan

Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing. ~ Park Chan-wook

The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It's about God who wants to give to you. ~ Francis Chan

Dharma companions filling mountains, a sangha forms of itself: chanting, sitting ch'an stillness. Looking out from distant city walls, people see only white clouds. ~ David Hinton

If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith. ~ Francis Chan

Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself. ~ Francis Chan

If you wait until all of your own issues are gone before helping others, it will never happen. This is a trap that millions have fallen into, not realizing that our own sanctification happens as we minister to others. ~ Francis Chan

James 2:17- 'Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.' The lives of many people who call themselves 'Christians' in America lack manifestations of a vital and active faith. And this, to be perfectly honest, frightens me. It keeps me up at night. It causes me to pray desperately and fervently for my congregation, for the groups of people I speak to, and for the church as a whole. ~ Francis Chan

We often forget what an honor it is that God would offer relationship. We can get so accustomed to people begging us to follow God that we forget what a miracle it is that we are invited. ~ Francis Chan

It is true that God may have called you to be exactly where you are. But, it is absolutely vital to grasp that he didn't call you there so you could settle in and live your life in comfort and superficial peace. ~ Francis Chan

I've got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I'm okay. ~ Francis Chan

I feel like I have lived all over the world since I get to go everywhere to film. ~ Jackie Chan

If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home. ~ Park Chan-wook

The word zen itself is a Japanese mispronunciation of the Chinese word ch'an, which, in turn, is a Chinese mispronunciation of the Sanskrit dhyana, meaning "contemplation, meditation." Contemplation, however, of what?

Let us imagine ourselves for a moment in the lecture hall where I originally presented the material for this chapter. Above, we see the many lights. Each bulb is separate from the others, and we may think of them, accordingly, as separate from each other. Regarded that way, they are so many empirical facts; and the whole universe seen that way is called in Japanese ji hokkai, "the universe of things."

But now, let us consider further. Each of those separate bulbs is a vehicle of light, and the light is not many but one. The one light, that is to say, is being displayed through all those bulbs; and we may think, therefore, either of the many bulbs or of the one light. Moreover, if this or that bulb went out, it would be replaced by another and we should again have the same light. The light, which is one, appears thus through many bulbs.

Analogously, I would be looking out from the lecture platform, seeing before me all the people of my audience, and just as each bulb seen aloft is a vehicle of light, so each of us below is a vehicle of consciousness. But the important thing about a bulb is the quality of its light. Likewise, the important thing about each of us is the quality of his consciousness. And although each may tend to ide ~ Joseph Campbell

Repentance is not just sorrow and confession, it is the turning around of wrong behavior towards right and just action. Repentance from sinful corporate behavior therefore requires systemic change. For many, the cost of that repentance may be too high. ~ Soong-Chan Rah

Theta sat next to Memphis and watched Mr. and Mrs. Chan laughing about some private joke. They were a mixed couple, and they were happy. No one seemed to be bothering them. But they were also here in the few blocks of Chinatown. What happened when they crossed Canal Street into the rest of the city? What happened when they went out into the rest of the country? ~ Libba Bray

Lady Sylvia McCordle: Mr Weissman
Tell us about the film you're going to make.
Morris Weissman: Oh, sure. It's called "Charlie Chan In London". It's a detective story.
Mabel Nesbitt: Set in London?
Morris Weissman: Well, not really. Most of it takes place at a shooting party in a country house. Sort of like this one, actually. Murder in the middle of the night, a lot of guests for the weekend, everyone's a suspect. You know, that sort of thing.
Constance: How horrid. And who turns out to have done it?
Morris Weissman: Oh, I couldn't tell you that. It would spoil it for you.
Constance: Oh, but none of us will see it. ~ Julian Fellowes

I've seen too many ups and downs in the movie industry. ~ Jackie Chan

Do you believe that God is the greatest thing you can experience in the whole world? ~ Francis Chan

I have a metal plate in my head, and can pop my shoulder and pop it back. ~ Jackie Chan

For me the greatest source of income is still movies. Nothing - stocks, financial speculation, real estate speculation or businesses - makes more money for me than making movies. ~ Jackie Chan

I don't hesitate to say that if we truly grasped the improbability and overwhelming power of God's love, we would be changed forever. We would think differently. Feel differently. Live differently. Nothing would be the same. ~ Francis Chan

I think the family movie is very important to everybody right now. ~ Jackie Chan

I like Jackie [Chan] because I've been a fan of Jackie's forever. He's broken every bone in his body for his commitment and dedication to doing his own stunts. So he's the real deal. ~ Jason Statham

Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything. ~ Francis Chan

People in love act much differently than people with a sense of obligation. ~ Francis Chan

What is amazing is how we treat a meeting with God as ordinary or burdensome. ~ Francis Chan

I need the wisdom, reasoning, and apologetics of C. S. Lewis, though some of his theological beliefs are different from mine. I need the preaching and charisma of Charles Spurgeon, though his view of baptism is different from mine. I need the resurrection vision of N. T. Wright and the theology of Jonathan Edwards, though their views on church government are different from mine. I need the passion and prophetic courage of Martin Luther King Jr., the cultural intelligence of Soong-Chan Rah, and the Confessions of St. Augustine, though their ethnicities are different from mine. I need the justice impulse and communal passion of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, though his nationality is different from mine. I need the spiritual thirst and love drive of Brennan Manning and the prophetic wit of G. K. Chesterton, though both are Roman Catholics and I am a Protestant. I need the hymns and personal holiness of John and Charles Wesley, though some of their doctrinal distinctives are different from mine. I need the glorious weakness of Joni Eareckson Tada, the spirituality of Marva Dawn, the trusting perseverance of Elisabeth Elliot, the long-suffering spirit of Amy Carmichael, the transparency of Rebekah Lyons, the thankfulness of Ann Voskamp, the Kingdom vision of Amy Sherman, and the integrity of Patti Sauls, though their gender is different from mine. As St. Augustine reputedly said, "In nonessentials, liberty." To this we might add, "In nonessentials, open-minded receptivity." We Christians m ~ Scott Sauls

I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character is not a superhero. I didn't want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan moves because the point is he's smarter than your average Joe. ~ Wentworth Miller

I understand that it is human nature to avoid people who are a little different from us. But it isn't easy for any person to exist on the perimeter of relationships, to be tolerated but not welcomed. ~ Darcie Chan

When WHO works with the private sector, the Organization takes all possible measures to ensure its work to develop policy and guidelines is protected from industry influence. ~ Margaret Chan

You can't change the outside without changing the inside. ~ Yong Kang Chan

Deep down in the heart of every person is a hidden desire to reinterpret Jesus in light of our own culture, political bent, or favorite theological belief. ~ Francis Chan

The enemy just hates our prayers. ~ Francis Chan

Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe. ~ Jackie Chan

Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity. ~ Park Chan-wook

I just couldn't stop thinking about what landmines are doing to people here. I told people - my friends - about it, but it was just not enough. I knew I had to do more. ~ Jackie Chan

I want to live so that I am truly submitted to the Spirit's leading on a daily basis. Christ said its better for us that the Spirit came and I want to live like that is true. I don't want to keep crawling when I have the ability to fly. ~ Francis Chan

Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are. ~ Jackie Chan

She turned to Frizz. "So you understand the problem? You can't let Tally know about Radical Honesty. There's no telling what she'll do if she finds out you could ruin her plans."
Frizz's eyebrows rose. "So let me get this straight, Aya-chan. You want me, a person who can't lie, to lie about the fact that I can't lie?"
"We need another plan," Hiro said. ~ Scott Westerfeld

Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts. ~ Park Chan-wook

All worship is contextual, but there may be an underlying assumption of European American primacy in worship and the failure to recognize the captivity of the church to European American norms. ~ Soong-Chan Rah

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just not organized religion'. I don't think people would say that if the church truly lived like we are called to live. ~ Francis Chan

The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His. ~ Francis Chan

...to think biblically rather than conventionally, to be part of a body where radical living is becoming the norm. ~ Francis Chan

When I go out, people look at me with a puzzled expression on their faces thinking, "You're Jackie Chan?" When people stare at me, it makes me uncomfortable. More and more I find that I just stay in my hotel when I am working. ~ Jackie Chan

The key questions answered by tipping point leaders are as follows: What factors or acts exercise a disproportionately positive influence on breaking the status quo? On getting the maximum bang out of each buck of resources? On motivating key players to aggressively move forward with change? And on knocking down political roadblocks that often trip up even the best strategies? By single-mindedly focusing on points of disproportionate influence, tipping point leaders can topple the four hurdles that limit execution of blue ocean strategy. They can do this fast and at low cost. Let ~ W.Chan Kim

If I need to buy a TV, I'll definitely buy a Japanese TV. A Chinese TV might explode. ~ Jackie Chan

Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the Lord, and enjoy him as I should, my action doesn't spring from my identity and enjoyment of Christ. When that happens, I end up getting the glory rather than Jesus. ~ Francis Chan

Before you say one word to God, take a minute and imagine what it would be like to stand before His throne as you pray. ~ Francis Chan

It was 'Shaolin Temple,' Jet Li's first movie. That was the movie that got me to want to learn martial arts. Then I became a huge Jet Li/Jackie Chan fan after that. ~ Daniel Wu

The world is far more interconnected today. Hence the need to understand each other is greater than ever before. ~ Ronnie Chan

Do you understand that it's impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender? ~ Francis Chan

At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, where the water is freezing and dark, a great black Serpent sleeps in the mud. ~ Kylie Chan

I allowed myself to be bullied because I was scared and didn't know how to defend myself. I was bullied until I prevented a new student from being bullied. By standing up for him, I learned to stand up for myself. ~ Jackie Chan

Churchgoers all across the nation say the Holy Spirit has entered them. They claim that God has given them a supernatural ability to follow Christ, put their sin to death, and serve the church. Christians talk about being born again say that they they were dead but now have come to life. We have become hardened to those words, but they are powerful words that have significant meaning. Yet when those outside the church see no difference in our lives, they begin to question our integrity, out sanity, or even worse, our God. And can you blame them? ~ Francis Chan

For a person to be truly discipled and growing in their faith, they need more than one person discipling them. ~ Francis Chan

I believe if you want to build up to something, you have to start somewhere - you have to start today and maybe tomorrow won't exist. ~ Andrew Chan

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well. ~ Park Chan-wook

Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life? ~ Francis Chan

Our view of the Holy Spirit is too small. The Holy Spirit is the One who changes the church, but we have to remember that the Holy Spirit lives in us. It is individual people living Spirit-filled lives that will change the church. ~ Francis Chan

I prepare for the worst, but hope for the best. ~ Jackie Chan

For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour. ~ Margaret Chan

It just made me wonder just how much we're all connected, how we touch each other without even knowing it. And when we're lucky, we do. ~ Crystal Chan

Frankly, you need to get over yourself. It might sound harsh, but that's seriously what it means [1 Corinthians 10:31]. ~ Francis Chan

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter. ~ Francis Chan

We try to stick pretty close to what our goals are and what we believe and what we enjoy doing in life - just simple things. ~ Priscilla Chan

I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers. ~ Jackie Chan

People who have low self-esteem might not even know they have low self-esteem. ~ Yong Kang Chan

This year is the year of my zodiac sign, and a lot of strange things are bound to happen. ~ Koonchung Chan

It is not scientific doubt, not atheism, not pantheism, not agnosticism, that in our day and in this land is likely to quench the light of the gospel. It is a proud, sensuous, selfish, luxurious, church going, hollow-hearted prosperity.5 ~ Francis Chan

Never hate, mon petit. ~ Carma Chan

Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill their consumers. ~ Margaret Chan

We are made by what we are asked to bear, Ling Chan," he'd said. ~ Libba Bray

Strive to be authentic, not perfect. ~ Amy Chan

I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete. ~ Francis Chan

Gratitude is a choice. Happiness is an attitude. ~ Amy Chan

Believer

Telephone lines all across the world
People fight all across the world
Angels sing all across the world
Baby, you and me all across the world
Jackie Chan flashing all across the world
Hulk Hogan flashing all across the world
Baby, let's go fly all across the world
Baby, let's go fly all across the world!

They call me the believer
And I'm not coming back
They call me the believer
And I'm not coming back ~ John Maus

I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres. ~ Park Chan-wook

When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up. ~ Jackie Chan

Even though I don't necessarily believe in everything that's supernatural, I like being scared and I like things that are suspenseful. ~ Gemma Chan

Sometimes, things need to come undone for better things to come together. ~ Amy Chan