John Calvin Quotes
To know God as the sovereign disposer of all good, inviting us to present our requests, and yet not to approach or ask of him, were so far from availing us, that it were just as if one told of a treasure were to allow it to remain buried in the ground.
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Form can only be destroyed accidentally, i.e., on account of its connexion with substance, the true nature of which consists in the property of never being without a disposition to receive form.
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Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.
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But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
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I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most part the writers I compete with, if you want to use that word, it's a pretty friendly rivalry. I think we all realise that the boat rises and sinks together.
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They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.
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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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We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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I have an instinct to want to be part of a group of people. I feel safe there. That's why I was in school for so long.
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Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power.
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When you are in the infrastructure sector, you've to work along with the government.
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I'm the kind of person that if I see someone else crying, I cry too. I take on that emotion.
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There is definitely that thing here a little where people are like 'Oh that Broadway girl has come to Nashville' and I'm like 'Listen you guys, I was singing country before I even got a Broadway show. And I'm from Kentucky.'
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Radio listeners often have a very fertile imagination when it comes to body shape.
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I don't think God cares what you put in your body or on your body.
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When you have good friends you've been around, every time they talk, you don't give them your full attention. You don't look them in the eye and stop. Half the time, you're listening, half the time, you are ignoring them.
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
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Baltimore is permissiveness. The pleasures of the flesh, the table, the bottle, and the purse are tolerated with a civilized understanding.
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Golf is 90% mental. Once you know how to hold the club, swing it, it's all in the mind.
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I travel like a maniac. I travel more than anyone I know. I love learning the languages.
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To know God as the sovereign disposer of all good, inviting us to present our requests, and yet not to approach or ask of him, were so far from availing us, that it were just as if one told of a treasure were to allow it to remain buried in the ground.
