Jerry Bridges Quotes
Not only has the debt of our sins been fully paid, there is no possibility of ever going into debt again.
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In the last quarter of the eighteenth century bourgeois Europe needed to emancipate itself from that combination of feudalism and commercial capitalism which we know as mercantilism.
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Sure, I've been a victim, but in retrospect, most of it has been of my own making. I allowed it to happen.
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When men can no longer be theists, they must, if they are civilized, become humanists.
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Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises.
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I don't think anybody wants to see a dour 'Star Trek' movie.
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I'm slammed with an identity that can no longer say a word; mute with responsibility.
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Countries have made impressive pledges to cut carbon pollution, but we have to ensure these promises become actions.
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Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.
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I cry at anything remotely touching - smile at me warmly and I'm off... television also does it, everything from 'X-Factor' to cereal commercials. I cry when I am tired. I also cry when I laugh.
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Fashion is a completely international business.
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I don't even draw on my life experiences when I'm acting. I just try and make it feel like I'm living through that person's skin.
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I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions.
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I was a Versace perfume girl at Saks Fifth Avenue, and Rihanna actually came up to the counter and asked for something. And she wouldn't even take her sunglasses off! She was so mean to me. Not mean, but, like, guarded. I don't blame her, though.
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I love conventional apocalypse movies. In movies, I like to be with the president, or the scientist trying to solve the problem, but that's not the kind of fiction that I like to read.
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Since I come from an educated background, I love to study.
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I was the first African-American woman to play Maggie in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' It was at the Virginia State Theatre, and we turned Richmond upside down.
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As I always said, if people wanted to know who James Brown is, all they have to do is listen to my music.
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Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.
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Most people assume that a muse is a creature of perfect beauty, poise and grace. Like the creatures from Greek mythology. They're wrong. In fact, there should be a marked absence of perfection in a muse--a gaping hole between what she is and what she might be. The ideal muse is a woman whose rough edges and contradictions drive you to fill in the blanks of her character. She is the irritant to your creativity. A remarkable possibility, waiting to be formed.
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Things like radical generosity and audacious faith are not produced when we focus on them, but when we focus on the gospel.
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In the 50 years I've spent helping people to overcome illness, disability and disease, it has become crystal clear that poor bowel management lies at the root of most peoples' health problems.
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Not only has the debt of our sins been fully paid, there is no possibility of ever going into debt again.
