Philip Yancey Quotes
The world says you gain your life by getting more and more and more and more, but Jesus says, 'No, that leads to death. You get it back by giving it away and when you give it away you get it back.'
Quotes to Explore
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People hear the examples of kids who work when they're young, have bad experiences, and then have a rough life after that, but a lot of it is just about the people around you.
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Money can't buy everything, but it can buy most of it. Because of money, I could give my parents a comfortable life.
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Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins.
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Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story – I don't think they exist.
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I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.
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Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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Israel is stronger than all those who curse it.
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Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists. And we need more time to do our job well.
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I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to wear a white dress or throw a bouquet.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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Employees that feel known and they feel like they know why their job matters and they have a sense of measuring it stay later, do extra work, and are committed to the organization above the requirements that they have.
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I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
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I eat super clean and am always watching what I eat.
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I didn't come from the elites. I didn't come from the Northeast or from San Francisco. I came from a southern Ohio steel town, and it's a town that's really struggling in a lot of ways, ways that are indicative of the broader struggles of America's working class.
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The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
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I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events.
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It's a good giggle to look back at yourself in your 20s. You thought you were so fierce and fabulous, and it's just embarrassing.
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Once your mind is calm and full of love, there is no room for hatred or fear. Others will trust you because of your open heart.
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I've actually medalled in every single swimming meet except for the Olympics, so that's the goal. I want to get on that podium - I really do. But for me, that's not something I can control... so I will be happy with going out there and swimming a race that I'm proud of.
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Technically, I'm a New Yorker.
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Being a writer can be a very lonely profession, but having a network of people who can sympathize with everything you're going through - from contract issues to the terror of changing your novel from past- to present-tense - is an invaluable asset.
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In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her?
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The world says you gain your life by getting more and more and more and more, but Jesus says, 'No, that leads to death. You get it back by giving it away and when you give it away you get it back.'
