Oswald Chambers Quotes
Watch where Jesus went. The one dominant note in His life was to do His Father's will. His was not the way of wisdom or of success, but the way of faithfulness.
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About the most exciting thing a baby can do is burp - I've spent hours of my life holding a baby on my shoulder and patting its back, trying to loosen up a burp. Burping was probably invented to give the father something positive to do, since our chests are not equipped to allow us to do much else.
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One could surely argue that the Buddhist tradition, taken as a whole, represents the richest source of contemplative wisdom that any civilization has produced.
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There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.
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Life histories tell you just about everything you need to know about an animal.
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Much of the conventional wisdom associated with Vietnam was highly inaccurate. Far from an inevitable result of the imperative to contain communism, the war was only made possible through lies and deceptions aimed at the American public, Congress, and members of Lyndon Johnson's own administration.
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The sweetest of all sounds is praise.
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I grew up in North Carolina. My father was a salesperson; he sold textiles.
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I have both joyful and heartbreaking moments in life, even now. Stardom doesn't give us everything.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
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Who has connections to Connecticut? That's where rich people go to live the rest of their life in the woods.
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A startup for entrepreneurs is like a baby, and I have five babies so far - experienced father.
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Life is one long jubilee.
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Yes, I did shatter my leg, and it really changed my life, in a way. It wasn't much fun, but it did open me up, and as we all know intuitively, adversity can develop resources.
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I don't want to be involved with an actor because I know how they are. I've had problems in the past being with guys who haven't had any success or haven't made as much money, and it's very uncomfortable.
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Music is everywhere and in everything! I draw my inspiration from the day to day activities of my life!
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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
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The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
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Until the Great Depression, most economists clung to a vision of capitalism as a perfect or nearly perfect system. That vision wasn’t sustainable in the face of mass unemployment, but as memories of the Depression faded, economists fell back in love with the old, idealized vision of an economy in which rational individuals interact in perfect markets.
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Tough guys toughen up when faced with adversity. So he flexes his gag reflex and steps inside.
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The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals.
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When people are putting pressure on me I just completely ignore it.
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The way in which you accomplish your goals and help your customers needs to be very flexible depending upon how those customers are reacting in real time.
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Watch where Jesus went. The one dominant note in His life was to do His Father's will. His was not the way of wisdom or of success, but the way of faithfulness.
