Philip Yancey Quotes
I think guilt is directional. You should get rid of it, but the way to get rid of it is not to get rid of the guilt feelings. It is to get rid of the wrong that you did that caused the guilt feelings.
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One guy that I wish was here right now, Ted Williams, helped me so much, our long talks, not about hitting but about fishing, one of Ted's passions, and I wish he was here today to share this with me because I owe so much to Ted Williams.
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I'm a big believer in the idea that while we are the sum of our tears, we are also the product of our choices in how we deal with those tears.
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Amazon is not a monopoly or a monopsony, and even if it were, that by itself isn't illegal.
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In the happy scenes there were really fun times. Sean would say really funny stuff because he likes to improv. I would want to laugh, but you are not allowed to do that during the take.
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Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.
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I think if you have a two-story office and you hire someone who's handicapped, it might be reasonable to let him have an office on the first floor rather than the government saying you have to have a $100,000 elevator.
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War is being declared tomorrow here so perhaps you can understand that I have been working under difficulties, but difficulties negligible compared with what others have to go through.
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When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be.
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I don't like exercising; I'll be honest with you.
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Even allegedly gender-neutral words like 'sexist' imply slights only against women.
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Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.
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Soul-winning is the chief business of the Christian minister; it should be the main pursuit of every true believer.
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Vae victis!
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Class instinct is subjective and spontaneous. ... To arrive at proletarian class positions, the class instinct of proletarians only needs to be educated; the class instinct of the petty bourgeoisie, and hence of intellectuals, has, on the contrary, to be revolutionized.
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Everything considered, a determined soul will always manage.
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In whatever kind of a 'race' life may be, I have very abruptly become a finalist.
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I want to show all sides of myself. I mean, I don't want to howl at the moon my whole life, you know?
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I always loved clothes, just not clothes that were appropriate to the place I grew up in.
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The great thing for me, now, is that writing has become more and more interesting. Not just as a craft but as a way into things that are not described. It's a thing of discovering. That's when writing is really working. You're on the trail of something, and you don't quite know what it is.
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A compromise appears out of reach on the stripping of terrorists' nationality.
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When an entire island is laughing at its colonial governor, it is safe to say that he has outlived his usefulness. It is impossible to subjugate people who are laughing at you.
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The government has a key role in regulating and making sure there's an even playing field and protecting consumers. No question about it.
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I'm not a film star; I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.
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I think guilt is directional. You should get rid of it, but the way to get rid of it is not to get rid of the guilt feelings. It is to get rid of the wrong that you did that caused the guilt feelings.
