Jim Elliot Quotes
Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.
Quotes to Explore
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How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question.
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You must prune dead or dying wood.
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We all should face some failures in life and learn from them. We should accept it and move on.
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I'm lucky because I don't like being in the sun a whole lot, just because the repercussions for me - I feel it, I go very red.
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I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.
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It's nice to know when you're a part of a story, it's nice to know at least something about the beginning, middle, and end.
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Vegetarians in general don't like me.
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Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.
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Goals and objectives are based on theories and foundations.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.
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I hate interference, and I don't interfere in others' lives.
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
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Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life.
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Of course I wanted children. Bright, gorgeous, loving children. I could almost see them.
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When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.
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With the Patriot Bill in place, the NSA no longer needed to get a warrant from a judge to tap into anybody's electronic information. A Surveillance State that would have boggled the mind of Orwell was born.
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I was not very strong growing up, and my uncle used to look at me, like, 'This kid is not growing up, he is growing tall but he can be broken like a banana.' The banana in Congo is called 'Dikembe.' So my uncle start calling me, 'Dikembe, Dikembe, look at you Dikembe, you cannot even stand up.' It took a long time for me to walk.
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I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.
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I was talking to a woman last night. I said, 'I’m not like other people.' She started to giggle. Then I raised my voice and said evenly, 'That’s one blessing God gave writers - they’re not like other people!'
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I don't believe in selling art by transparencies. Art is a firsthand experience.
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Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.
