John Buchan Quotes
Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God.
Quotes to Explore
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Some women think that if the look this season is minis, they have to wear minis. If you don't have great legs, there are plenty of alternatives.
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If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.
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And I mean I never doubt anybody's record.
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I had no choice in the decision to make myself available. I was not always doing things I wanted to do.
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It's never been difficult for me to say no. I have never given excuses like I don't have dates. I have never over-quoted to avoid a project. I simply say that while the script might be good, I can't connect with it. My strategy is that while I wouldn't want anyone to waste my time, I shouldn't be doing that, either, with others.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
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Many African-American men are incarcerated. And so African-American women do carry an enormous burden. And traditionally have carried a greater burden than perhaps their white counterparts.
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Thousands of years ago, civilizations flourished in Africa which suffer not at all by comparison with those of other continents. In those centuries, Africans were politically free and economically independent. Their social patterns were their own and their cultures truly indigenous.
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A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
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I'm going to prove to the fans, going to prove to my teammates, that I can be a better defensive player, offensive player, to win games.
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I just like a good story. I want the story to be good, and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.
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I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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Ours is an excessively conscious age. We know so much, we feel so little.
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When you're editing, you're putting it together in a way that makes sense metaphysically. You're not inventing it, but you're finding the story that's there. You're making a play that's eventually going to go on stage and present itself to an audience. You want to show what happened, not exactly what you have evidence of happening.
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Writing a book is not a small undertaking, but God placed it on my heart to trust Him with such a project.
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We believe it offers the city more opportunities than headaches. People can come on their way home from the game.
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The most important thing for me is my family, and my health and happiness, and making sure everyone's cool.
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As an actress, I get plenty of drama in my professional life. When I'm at home, I want a peaceful life.
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If thou rememberest that God standeth by to behold and visit all that thou doest; whether in the body or in the soul, thou surely wilt not err in any prayer or deed; and thou shalt have God to dwell with thee.
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Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God.
