Oswald Chambers Quotes
A saint realizes that it is God who engineers his circumstances; consequently there are no complaints, only unrestrained surrender to Jesus.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do.
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The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings.
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All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff.
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That is the definition of faith - acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.
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I love samosas filled with mincemeat. My mum makes really great ones.
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I have a carbohydrate and protein-rich diet. For breakfast, I typically have two slices of bread with butter or jam, four to five eggs - boiled or fried - a few bananas and a glass of milk.
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If you look at Indian movies, every time they wanted an exotic locale, they would have a dance number in Kashmir. Kashmir was India's fairyland. Indians went there because in a hot country you go to a cold place. People would be entranced by the sight of snow.
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What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
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To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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Fans will express themselves. We will always have the best security possible, as we always do. And I hope that Cleveland and the fans, you would hope that everybody keeps it to a certain level, because anything you do that crosses the line isn't going to look bad for anybody but the franchise and Cleveland.
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What scares me? Oh, now that's a big question. I don't know what scares me – cockroaches, nuclear apocalypse. Fear is an interesting thing. It has a place in all of our lives. I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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I actually did go through severe depression and anxiety attacks where I couldn't sleep for weeks. It was definitely several months of being not myself.
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Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.
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Music does not carry you along. You have to carry it along strictly by your ability to really just focus on that little small kernel of emotion or story.
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People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you?
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No question is ever settled until it is settled right.
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Fiction shows us the past as well as the present moment in mortal light; it is an art served by the indelibility of our memory, and one empowered by a sharp and prophetic awareness of what is ephemeral. It is by the ephemeral that our feeling is so strongly aroused for what endures.
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And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.
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A saint realizes that it is God who engineers his circumstances; consequently there are no complaints, only unrestrained surrender to Jesus.
