Philip Yancey Quotes
For me, prayer is not so much me setting out a shopping list of requests for God to consider as it is a way of 'keeping company with God.'Philip Yancey
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Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.
Carine Roitfeld -
Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.
Zig Ziglar -
Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
Sam Harris -
A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
Taraji P. Henson -
I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
Francesca Annis -
I don't think you should exploit your own pain.
Laura Linney
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With my book 'How to Remodel a Man,' I was on 'Oprah,' 'Fox News,' 'The Early Show,' and 'Good Morning America.' 'Oprah' was the best - an hour long segment. TV is so short, you answer a few questions, and then it's over. It feels like a hit-and-run with a camera.
W. Bruce Cameron -
To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
Karl Pilkington -
We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
Olivia De Havilland -
For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.
Viggo Mortensen -
My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.
Madchen Amick -
I still love records, and I've been fortunate that my parents bought me a record player so I didn't just have my vinyls to stare at!
Gabrielle Aplin
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
Mae West -
All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
Natalia Makarova -
Endorphins are a very powerful thing.
Irene Rosenfeld -
One who is persistent will excel.
Venus Williams -
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.
Laure Manaudou -
I think for people that are dealing with this out there, the important thing to know is that this is real. It's called CIU, and there are solutions out there for you.
Vicki Lawrence
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There's really no money per se to be made on records. We used to make a lot of money on records. Now, all of our money is made on touring.
Joey Kramer Aerosmith -
Great," Shane said. "Look i'd rather not be on janitorial duty. I have allergies to cleaners." "And to cleaning," Michael said. "Look who's talking, Didn't the do one of those Animal Planet documentaries about the roaches in your room?
Rachel Caine -
People made suggestions, but, hell, I don't actually listen to anybody, I just go my own way.
Elia Kazan -
I never planned to be a professional artist - I just want to be a sustainable artist. I guess they're the same thing if you look at them from a different angle.
Courtney Barnett -
I think that 'God & Guns' turned out a little more 'country' than we wanted it to be.
Gary Rossington Lynyrd Skynyrd -
For me, prayer is not so much me setting out a shopping list of requests for God to consider as it is a way of 'keeping company with God.'
Philip Yancey