Oswald Chambers Quotes
It is perilously possible to make our conceptions of God like molten lead poured into a specially designed mould, and when it is cold and hard we fling it at the heads of the religious people who don't agree with us.
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I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines.
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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For me, it's always been very essential to work on projects that one can work on almost for their entire life.
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I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.
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I loved theatre and film when I was growing up in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. My mum's a reflexologist and my dad's a corporate financier.
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I said if I have a No. 1, I'll do a naked photo shoot! I'm not sure a lot of people would like to see that, but it was more to the fans, really. Every gig I do, they try to get me to take my clothes off, so it's a promise to them - if I get a No. 1, I'll happily do a naked shoot.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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It's a fine balance for an athlete in enjoying the moment and being really satisfied, say, with a run, and with your day, and knowing you can make it better in the future.
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I'm going to go to work out, and I'm going to enjoy it, and I'm going to eat really healthy. But I'm going to go to Vegas, and I'm going to stop at In-N-Out Burger, and then I'll be back on track.
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There is a kind of structure for a story that was peculiarly compelling for the radio. I thought I had invented it atom-by-atom sitting in an editing booth in Washington on M Street when I was in my 20s. Then I found out that it is one of the oldest forms of telling a story - it was the structure of a sermon.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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I think the impulse took shape in early childhood when I was very ill with lymphoma for a number of years. I spent a lot of time in hospitals and sick-rooms, being read to by various relatives, and I learned to associate books with love and attention.
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Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil.
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I love acting. I do it as a hobby. If I was able to have that as a career... Hopefully the fashion thing is a stepping-stone. I was so worried when I started modeling that it would hinder my chances of acting.
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I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements.
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Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.
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The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
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Sometimes it feels like my story overshadows my music.
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Many of the mortgages with high fees fall into categories of semi-commercial such as buy-to-let, or are sub-prime, for people with previous credit problems. Those mainstream products with high fees usually have a great headline interest rate to entice the clients in.
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I like my women to be feminine, not sliding into tackles and covered in mud.
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I find it incredibly romantic that people should fight for a cause they believe in and be prepared to die for it.
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I think fake boobs have done great things for real boobs. I think people finally appreciate real boobs. People like real boobs. I do. I also enjoy the fact that they are life-nourishers.
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It is perilously possible to make our conceptions of God like molten lead poured into a specially designed mould, and when it is cold and hard we fling it at the heads of the religious people who don't agree with us.
