Phil Jackson Quotes
What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you've experienced that, it's something you never forget.
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I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men.
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I describe a soulmate as a 'soul-nurturing mate' - someone who nurtures your soul - thereby promoting insight and growth.
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I was a confused young girl with so much tragedy. Sometimes when you're going through stuff, the last person you're thinking exists is God. I mean, it was my confusion, the anger that was in my heart, all that drama. But thank God I know God now, okay?
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At the cross God wrapped his heart in flesh and blood and let it be nailed to the cross for our redemption.
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I think shortly after I got signed, it just started to dawn on me that I had something to say and that Yahweh put something in my heart to share with the world.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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In fact, for all kinds of offenses - and, for no offenses - from murders to misdemeanors, men and women are put to death without judge or jury; so that, although the political excuse was no longer necessary, the wholesale murder of human beings went on just the same.
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Turns out you have a really fun time if you go to work every day and focus on being silly and funny and happy!
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The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.
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Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.
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Men are separated by so many petty things.
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If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimensions not wholly unworthy of its Almighty Architect, it is when I contemplate the cause of my country, deserted by all the world beside, and I standing up boldly and lone and hurling defiance at her victorious oppressors.
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I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific focus on individual violence. I'm just trying to understand where it came from.
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I miss the guys. I don't get to see them often. We do get together in Houston now and then.
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We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.
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There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
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If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
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Because I find writing painful, I try to get it over with as fast as possible. But I write every day, or I lose the thread.
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A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad.
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What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you've experienced that, it's something you never forget.
