Frederick William Robertson Quotes
A consistent Christian may not have rapture; he has that which is much better than rapture - calmness - God's serene and perpetual presence.
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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
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I freakin' hate Twitter, man. I honestly don't understand the purpose of it.
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I would ask my mother to show me how to walk - and she did show me. That's why I think it's funny when people say, 'Did so-and-so teach you how to walk?' And I always say, 'You must be talking about my mother, because it was my mother who taught me how to walk.'
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Initially, it would bother me when filmmakers, script writers, dialogue writers and choreographers tried to recreate a bit of my dad though me.
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I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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I'm a feminist in the true sense of the word. It's about equality.
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I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.
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I love for the crowd to feed off me, and I try to make my teammates feed off me.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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I have used Proactiv, and I use X Out, and they are the only things that work for me.
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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
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You know, I love America. It's such a positive country.
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I have a deep compassion for the idea that it's okay to be myself. The idea that anything 'other' is bad and wrong and broken is so wildly off base.
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My fascination is not for cinema; it's for human nature and human beings because I find it quite difficult being one at times.
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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on Earth.
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I'm 50-50 on glamour stuff. I'd rather put on a pair of jeans and get on my Harley and act like a guy.
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I'm not an atheist, but I'm not a Christian, either.
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Thank God I don't live in Los Angeles. I think if you're there the whole time it just gets out of proportion and you lose touch completely with reality.
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Shorter daylight hours can affect sleep, productivity and state of mind. Light therapy, also known as phototherapy, may help. It uses light boxes emitting full-spectrum light to simulate sunlight.
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A consistent Christian may not have rapture; he has that which is much better than rapture - calmness - God's serene and perpetual presence.
