Jerry Bridges Quotes
This is the essence of God's sovereignty; His absolute independence to do as He pleases and His absolute control over the actions of all His creatures. No creature, person, or empire can either thwart His will or act outside the bounds of His will.
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I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
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Is literature more important than hurting people? You can't argue that. You can't say it. It's impossible.
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What's weird is having your mother fly in on an aeroplane with your face on the side of it.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
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Shame is something you'll find a lot of - particularly Catholic - girls feel about their bodies, about their sexuality, about their diet, about anything you like. Shame is the way you keep them down. That's the way to crush a girl.
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Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is.
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I learned how to dance every move of 'Billie Jean.'
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Vocally, I have learned to find my strength, and my voice has developed a lot since 'Be Here.' I learned to sing with all of my body.
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Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.
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I remember someone telling me that when he saw the back of a woman's head, he knew that was the woman he was going marry. I laughed that away as silly talk. But I guess when a relationship has to happen, it happens seamlessly. Your partner just walks into your life.
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There's nothing like overcoming something that scares you so much. Nothing feels better.
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The problem with some of our noisier exponents of 'American exceptionalism' is that they lack Reagan's moral maturity.
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I've danced my whole life. Martial arts is just fun for me, it's all choreographed a bit like dance. I have done Muay Thai and Wushu, which is cool because it's very fluid dance. I also do Tricking. It's kind of like Taekwondo with the big kicks and flips and showier aspects of martial arts.
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I love Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey.
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I don't think we should label budgets even before the budget is presented.
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When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work.
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I live, to get out of what I live through.
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Idleness is an enemy of the soul.
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How, then, shall God give himself entirely to that one who, besides his God, loves creatures still?
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The air was cool enough to make the warm sun pleasant on one's back and shoulders, and so clear that the eye could follow a hawk up and up, into the blazing blue depths of the sky.
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You should show encouragement whenever you can. People try harder when they know that someone cares about them.
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You realize mortality is everywhere.
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This is the essence of God's sovereignty; His absolute independence to do as He pleases and His absolute control over the actions of all His creatures. No creature, person, or empire can either thwart His will or act outside the bounds of His will.
