Philip Yancey Quotes
Parents learn the uses of power and its limits. They can insist on certain outward behavior but cannot change inner attitudes. They can require obedience but not goodness - and certainly not love.Philip Yancey
Quotes to Explore
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
Garth Brooks -
If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
Yossi Vardi -
First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
Barton Gellman -
I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius.
Laura Dern -
If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
Ed Rendell -
Fiction about mining has a long tradition - Emile Zola's 'Germinal' and Upton Sinclair's 'King Coal' come to mind - and most readers will be aware of the industry's harsh conditions.
Floyd Skloot
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I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.
Yiannis Chryssomallis -
To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
Ian MacKaye -
If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
Saint Augustine -
Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
Abu Bakar Bashir -
I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
Today the financial market is no good, but the money is there.
Jack Ma
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
Samantha Barks -
You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.
Barry Sanders -
I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.
Daniel Craig -
The people who used to hold the purse strings were a select group of white, middle-aged men, but that's changing, and the more it continues to change, the more we'll see inclusive stories get told.
Caitriona Balfe -
I want children, but at the moment the liberty I have now finally, has a far too high value.
Gabriela Sabatini -
I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources.
Barbara Mikulski
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I loved growing up in Montclair... I think it's grown and changed and embraced change.
Warren Littlefield -
The great thing about journalism is that there is so much exposure to all kinds of people who can turn up later as characters, whether you intend it or not.
Tananarive Due -
Humans should always exercise and watch what they eat. So with your pet, make sure they get enough exercise, make sure they're getting fed at the same time every day and getting the nutrition they need. And make sure they get a lot of love and attention you both need. That's why you have them!
Alison Sweeney -
I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody starts being funny I have to turn off because it upsets me. I get comedy indigestion. I just hate anybody else being funny. That's my job.
Jenny Eclair -
Self-consciousness, that's what it is. Always my abiding vice. I keep seeing myself. Me watching myself watching others watch me. How do you lose that? What's the trick?
Stephen Fry -
Parents learn the uses of power and its limits. They can insist on certain outward behavior but cannot change inner attitudes. They can require obedience but not goodness - and certainly not love.
Philip Yancey