Jerry Bridges Quotes
Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance.
Quotes to Explore
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I found my first dinosaur bone when I was 6, growing up in Montana. Ever since then I've been interested in dinosaurs.
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For me, the lean times were a wonderful, beautiful time of my life, struggling for many years in regional theater all over the country for not much money.
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Drink lots of water and stay hydrated.
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The amazing thing about being a dad is to be able to look at your child and realize that the universe is so much bigger than you.
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The army should go back to their assigned duties, and police should take the responsibility of fighting the cartels.
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I grew up on 'Lost.' I was 17 when I started, and I did it for four or five years, on and off.
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Boys are so much less mature than girls as it is.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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After five years in Ferrari, being second all the time, I think it was enough for me.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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Donatella Versace has been a renegade. Just an incredible, artistic person.
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I'm tired of being considered some kind of criminal or dangerous throwback for no other reason than that I value, exercise, and defend my rights under the first ten Amendments to the United States Constitution.
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If I don't like someone and I start reading their stuff, it seems like my brain will just automatically start criticizing everything that's there. It's really hard to read a book without having all this outside information telling you what to think about it.
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The next time you experience a blackout, take some solace by looking at the sky. You will not recognize it.
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I had a small-town life - I worked at the local McDonald's for three years. I'm not sure why they kept me: I am something of a daydreamer and a dawdler, so they would only let me be the 'friendly voice' that greeted you when you entered the restaurant.
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What Miss Moore’s best poetry does, I can say best in her words: it 'comes into and steadies the soul,' so that the reader feels himself 'a life prisoner, but reconciled.'
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Men have never really been encouraged to listen to their intuition, or told that they have an intuition. It's been more of a female thing, at least according to our society, but that's not true at all.
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A wild, untamed youth learns nobility through art.
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The Internet, in particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity, this is something truly good, a gift from God.
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My simple point is that I judge a person's faith by how they live their life, not by the tenets of their religion. I've watched the holiest of people walk past somebody in need or treat their staff mean. To me, the beauty of faith is only seen when people live it consistently or struggle to do so.
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Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance.
