Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
Jesus' call to bear the cross places all who follow him in the community of the forgiveness of sins. Forgiving sins is the Christ-suffering required of his disciples. It is required of all Christians.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest might be employed to advantage for purposes affecting the general good.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter - which meant physical suffering did not matter either. Seeking 'enlightenment' meant cultivating an attitude of detachment, even indifference.
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I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.
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I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.
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Any successful black person will have to face suspicion within his or her own community about his or her loyalty to other blacks.
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Something stopped me in school a little bit. Anything that I'm not interested in, I can't even feign interest.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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Calling representatives every single day, arranging local community meetings, and marching in the streets every Sunday. It's not the path to glory, but it's absolutely essential to maintaining a democracy under threat.
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Anyone who attacks our LGBT community, anyone who attacks anyone in our state, will be gone after with the full extent of the law.
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If you want to understand Jesus, you have to study the whole Bible. Christian duty is not defined solely by the words in red.
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I did community theater in Georgia and called myself a ballet dancer.
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The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
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Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it.
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Suffering isn't a moral endowment. People don't always do well under duress, and it seemed to me to be truer to a fellow in that situation to make him angry.
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I think that the failure of newspaper competition in a community is a very serious handicap to the dissemination of the knowledge that the citizens need to participate in a democracy.
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I grew up in a retirement community in Florida.
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If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets.
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I love to hang out and talk to people on set, especially when I start a new job to get to know them. I like to learn things from the crew so I sit around and ask them technical questions, when I think of them.
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I find it extraordinary that without even proper consideration, the French government has decided it will reject these proposals.
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I love the challenge of having one character who is traveling back in time to find someone. Nowadays, the only way we think to find someone is on Facebook.
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Jesus' call to bear the cross places all who follow him in the community of the forgiveness of sins. Forgiving sins is the Christ-suffering required of his disciples. It is required of all Christians.
