Jerry Bridges Quotes
Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives.
Quotes to Explore
-
My parents never understood why I didn't want to be a doctor or lawyer. They're Cuban immigrants who wanted to give their children the American dream, and, to them, that was more of what 'the dream' entailed.
-
I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
-
I was 18 when I first started working at a restaurant. I was a dishwasher. I only got the job because I wanted to go to Ibiza for vacation, and washing dishes was the only job I could find.
-
Well we really meant you to visit Paris in May, but the rhythm required two syllables.
-
To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.
-
I missed quite a lot of school because I was working from the age of 11.
-
We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you.
-
My whole thing is being sexy without showing too much, because that's my comfort level.
-
I just don't believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression.
-
My tax cut would cut hundreds of billions of dollars. So to do it, you have to be willing to cut spending, too. But if you were to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes, that money's left in communities.
-
I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
-
Public radio is alive and kicking, it always has been.
-
I can tell you that when you're willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the reward is great.
-
To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding ourselves with euphemisms. We're talking about Islam being a religion of peace that's been hijacked by extremists. If ever there were a religion that's not a religion of peace, it is Islam.
-
The body, what is it, Father, but a sign To love the force that grows us, to give back What in Thy palm is senselessness and mud?
-
But even now, when people see me in the street, they point upwards to the sky.
-
I just write the stuff I want to at the time, what feels right for me.
-
But is it true love, in the rectum? That’s what bothers me sometimes.
-
I'm trying to set a good example. I don't need to take a high salary, which would impede the success of Morningstar.
-
You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
-
I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international community.
-
Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives.
