Jim Elliot Quotes
I have prayed for new men, fiery, reckless men, possessed of uncontrollably youthful passion-these lit by the Spirit of God. I have prayed for new words, explosive, direct, simple words. I have prayed for new miracles. Explaining old miracles will not do. If God is to be known as the God who does wonders in heaven and earth, then God must produce for this generation. Lord, fill preachers and preaching with Thy power. How long dare we go on without tears, without moral passions, hatred and love? Not long, I pray, Lord Jesus, not long.
Quotes to Explore
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When I go back to New York all these years later, I'll walk down Seventh Avenue, and I'll hear, 'Yo, Oz!' In New York, I get recognized for that all the time.
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With a face like this, there aren't a lot of lawyers or priest roles coming my way. I've got a face that was meant for a mug shot, and that's what I've been doing for the past thirty years.
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I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.
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Often, a serial killer has no felony record.
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Music will always be my greatest passion.
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Sometimes your parents are the ones with the biggest mouths of all time.
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I think that any sort of fantasy or sci fi that is grounded in something that could ostensibly be real - 'Jurassic Park' being my favorite example - is that much more prescient because it means that much more. Maybe one day, what if?
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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You know, there's always someone in mind when I'm writing. You know, it's all comes from somewhere inside.
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The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and states, the books in the library were the same. They had the same covers. They had the same characters. I could go and visit those people in the library as if I knew them.
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You learn to control every aspect of your muscles, your face, your toes, your fingernails. And that is how you tell a story, through movement.
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Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means.
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I've come to learn that the determined and gifted and genuine sociopath has far more power to deceive than we realize.
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I can still put down some pretty nasty stuff on paper, which is what I enjoy doing.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword.
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I cannot be music director at La Scala and at Staatsoper. This would be unfair to one of the two institutions.
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I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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When money was plentiful, I was the first one who told you to stack it. Live your life with it. Now that money slowed up, I'ma be the one telling you to save it like they ain't gon' make it no more.
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It's much easier to have one swing thought than many.
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Neither way is better. / Both ways are necessary. / It is also necessary / To make a choice between them.
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My second marriage was to a girl I met in Manchester, kept a long-distance relationship going for two years, then we got married... disaster.
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I think everything works in cycles. I was fortunate enough to come along in the golden age for big men. There were guys like Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing.
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I have prayed for new men, fiery, reckless men, possessed of uncontrollably youthful passion-these lit by the Spirit of God. I have prayed for new words, explosive, direct, simple words. I have prayed for new miracles. Explaining old miracles will not do. If God is to be known as the God who does wonders in heaven and earth, then God must produce for this generation. Lord, fill preachers and preaching with Thy power. How long dare we go on without tears, without moral passions, hatred and love? Not long, I pray, Lord Jesus, not long.
