Victoria Osteen Quotes
A lot of things we're supposed to do are hard to do, but we can do them. They're always beneficial. Really, some things that are hard are beneficial.
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I always say: 'Share your happiness with the world, give other people that happiness and let it come back,' but some things make me question it. I don't know if I want some people to know that I am happy. I think a lot of people want to take it away from you, and that's really scary.
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If you're from Oakland, and you're not a Raiders fan, then you're not from Oakland.
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Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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My parents never understood why I didn't want to be a doctor or lawyer. They're Cuban immigrants who wanted to give their children the American dream, and, to them, that was more of what 'the dream' entailed.
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The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.
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'Sixth Street' is probably a new chapter for me. All of the songs were written in my apartment where I'm most comfortable, and at that point, I understood who I was and knew what I was feeling about life.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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I have loved Elliott Carter's music for many years.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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Most people are really dedicated to doing good things.
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He told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House.
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Ranger fans, they're expecting you to win, so you really want to show up every day.
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Money has no moral opinions.
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If you stop one terror attack in the U.S., it may be connected to multiple other plots out there that are connected. If you reveal that you stopped one plot, it may tip our hand.
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You can write whatever you want about me in websites and newspapers, but no one really knows me. They get the idea that I'm a tough, heroic figure, but I'm a sensitive pussycat.
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The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
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I've just been told that Nestle has taken out patents on the making of pullao. (Pullao is the way we make our rice in India, with either vegetables or meat or whatever.) Before you know it, every common use of plants will be patented by a Western corporation.
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I didn't have an incredibly active social life as a teenager. I always wished it was a little bit more exciting than it was.
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Your will cannot always choose the path; very often the route is determined by chance or by the will of others.
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Train yourself to let go of the things you fear to lose.
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A lot of things we're supposed to do are hard to do, but we can do them. They're always beneficial. Really, some things that are hard are beneficial.
