Oswald Chambers Quotes
God nowhere tells us to give up things for the sake of giving them up. He tells us to give them up for the sake of the only thing worth having - viz., life with Himself. It is a question of loosening the bonds that hinder the life.
Quotes to Explore
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Growing up, I didn't feel cool; I didn't fit into any crowd.
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As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.
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If God be an infinite being, there cannot be, either in the present or future world, any relative proportion between man and his God. Thus, the idea of God can never enter the human mind.
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I don't write the books. God writes the books and delivers the speeches.
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Having been on tour in countries that are extremely eco-friendly, we automatically end up doing the things that normal people do in other countries.
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What people love about Santorum is he is who is he. He speaks his words. He loves God. He loves his country, and he loves gays.
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There was this song I was working on called 'Swing.' It was almost finished, but there was something missing, and I couldn't for the life of me figure it out. And then this little piece of information - this little tweet - came to the forefront of my mind.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself.
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We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.
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They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system.
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As a press secretary and on 'The Five,' I've learned that I have a choice in how I answer a question. There's combative or productive - I get to take my pick.
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Essentially this promise before curse, this superiority of God's love in Christ, must come from the Bible.
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God wants you well. God wants you prosperous. God wants you a whole person.
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I like being a Baha'i who has an out-there sense of humor. God gives us talents and faculties, and making people laugh is one of mine.
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It's odd to grow up in a gaming town because... we know all of the tricks that are going on behind the scenes.
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Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life.
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As often as you fail, get up and try again. God will never let you down, so long as you don't let Him down, and so long as you make the effort.
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Poetry is a necessity of life.
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Love the animals. God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Don't trouble it, don't harass them, don't deprive them of their happiness, don't work against God's intent.
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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
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Generalizations, one is told, are dangerous. So is life, for that matter, and it is built up on generalization - from the earliest effort of the adventurer who dared to eat a second berry because the first had not killed him.
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God nowhere tells us to give up things for the sake of giving them up. He tells us to give them up for the sake of the only thing worth having - viz., life with Himself. It is a question of loosening the bonds that hinder the life.
