Charles Studd Quotes
Real Christians revel in desperate ventures for Christ, expecting from God great things and attempting the same with exhilaration.
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Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.
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This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite.
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Religion is everywhere. There are no human societies without it, whether they acknowledge it as a religion or not.
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A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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I'm really nearsighted, which has served me well.
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There is a kind of structure for a story that was peculiarly compelling for the radio. I thought I had invented it atom-by-atom sitting in an editing booth in Washington on M Street when I was in my 20s. Then I found out that it is one of the oldest forms of telling a story - it was the structure of a sermon.
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Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way people usually see them. It can make for lively conversations, but that's great. Spark a little controversy, get people to think about it. That's what it's all about.
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this.
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It was only after university that I said to myself that I had to take the risk and have a serious go at acting. It's such a bizarre profession, because you have to be totally tough to deal with all those times when you're being turned down, and then really soft in order to access your character's emotions.
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I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.
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The hardest thing for me is not to keep laughing. Jennifer particularly is like a clown.
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I first met Jimbo Wales, the face of Wikipedia, when he came to speak at Stanford.
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Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.
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I found that the quality of TV material that came to me was so great and was just often better than the film material I got. And when I find a good movie that I really like, I jump on it because it's exciting to do.
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The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.
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Tennis Australia really led the charge as far as upping the prize money and trying to do the right thing by the players. They also led the way so women have equal prize money in all the grand slams too.
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The danger in trying to do good is that the mind comes to confuse the intent of goodness with the act of doing things well.
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I'll be, like, grocery shopping or doing something totally mundane, and once a day, you'll hear a Cyndi Lauper song on the radio. It is astounding what an icon she is, not just in popular music but in popular culture.
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Shammiji is said to be India's answer to Elvis Presley, but I say that Elvis Presley is America's answer to Shammi Kapoor. The mark of a good actor is the belief with which he gives a shot and Shammiji gave his each shot with a strong belief and that makes him a great actor of all times.
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I find myself so easily discouraged. It is pathetic how easily I can be discouraged - easily discouraged by resistance, easily discouraged by opposition, easily discouraged by hardness of heart, easily discouraged by blindness.
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The United States and Arizona are both losing jobs to offshore locations.
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Real Christians revel in desperate ventures for Christ, expecting from God great things and attempting the same with exhilaration.
