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.John Calvin
Quotes to Explore
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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.
Maimonides -
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.
Ed Koch -
But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.
Laura Hillenbrand -
I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
Carine Roitfeld -
Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
R. Buckminster Fuller -
I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
Kate Smith
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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.
Harlan Coben -
They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.
Kate Millett -
Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
Harold Taylor -
We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.
Hanoi Hannah -
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
Ovid -
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.
Laura Linney
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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.
Maimonides -
When you are in the infrastructure sector, you've to work along with the government.
Gautam Adani -
I'm the kind of person that if I see someone else crying, I cry too. I take on that emotion.
Dana Davis -
Radio listeners often have a very fertile imagination when it comes to body shape.
Tamsin Greig -
I don't think God cares what you put in your body or on your body.
Tammy Faye Bakker -
I have a deep compassion for the idea that it's okay to be myself. The idea that anything 'other' is bad and wrong and broken is so wildly off base.
Natasha Lyonne
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There is a saying, 'Eyes are the windows to the soul.' It means, mostly, people can see through someone else by eye contact in seven seconds. I have a habit that if I meet someone I don't know, I'd like to look at her or his eyes on purpose. When my eyes lay on them, I can immediately see their true color.
Peng Liyuan -
I know one business, and that's how to make software.
Xavier Niel -
The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.
Bayard Taylor -
I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am hooked on Twitter. Not good.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
There is power through prayer. For many Christians, prayer is nothing special, just something we're supposed to do - go to church, tithe, read the Bible, pray. But prayer should be so much more than an item on our "to do" lists.
Edward McKendree Bounds -
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.
John Calvin