Michael Gungor Quotes

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• The person who creates from the noise simply adds to the noise. The person who creates from a place of listening, however, can actually make…
• Art matters. It is not simply a leisure activity for the privileged or a hobby for the eccentric. It is a practical good for the…
• The noise around us determines how we speak. And how we listen. Just as a conversation suffers in a war zone, art suffers in a…
• Creativity is simply the human brain forming new connections between ideas, and we all are engaged in this process every day. The common idea that…
• I used to flirt with fundamentalism, and I had this idea that creation was something that happened. Now I see creation as something that is…
• The danger of art created to rise above the noise is that it may end up being noise itself.
• The more successful the work, the more people will step in to try to influence and manipulate the work for their own benefit.
• Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.
• Faith comes from listening to the right stories.
• Art is the body's pronunciation of the soul.
• This kind of passionate faith can be painful. Not caring is easy. Caring hurts. Caring costs you something. But without this sort of faith, you…
• Art, along with all work is the ordering of creation toward the intention of the creator.
• Money is not the root of all kinds of evil. The love of money is. It’s also the root of a lot of bad art.
• Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken
• If leading worship is just about bringing a group of people into a room so we can get goosebumps and sing songs together, there's not…
• Pain is as common as skin, we all experience it. It unites us all. Fortunately, that's not the whole story.
• You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust
• Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability.

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