John Ortberg Quotes
A simple way to address hidden curriculum issues is to spend time talking with staff and key leaders about their spiritual lives.
Quotes to Explore
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When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I'm falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster.
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I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice.
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When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing his admiration for the Boer generals and how ingenious they were during the Anglo-Boer war.
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I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
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Listening to music is such an uplifting, spiritual thing. It's far-fetched to some - I understand that. But the way dance music brings people together, it's not a big stretch from hymns.
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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.
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Well, every time I get ready to do a job I want to lose weight.
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I really wish that I would have gone to college. Even my son, who's into rap himself, I tell him and tell his children, 'Go to college. Get that education - it is so important. Don't do like I did.' I had all this singing on my mind, and I just didn't have time for it.
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I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.
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Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.
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The morning is always my best time of the day for writing because that's when my head is best.
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Children, in a way, are constant learners. Certainly sponge-like. Absorbing everything without careful analysis, even though, at the same time, they are certainly capable of incredible insights.
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I think every time, before we do an album, we have a discussion where we sort of consider the idea of doing something radically different.
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Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation.
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My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe.
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'Outlander' is filmed mostly around Glasgow and the central belt of Scotland, so it's lovely for me because I get to go up and spend time in the place that I lived for three years. I've got a bunch of friends in the cast because a lot of them studied at the same college as I did, and I get to see my family, most of whom now live in Scotland.
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Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
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I love to play golf and watch movies in Tamil and Telugu whenever I get time.
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I believe the prayers of 30 years ago are not lost. We may not see the results of our labour or sacrifice immediately, but in due time they will produce much fruit.
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You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which 'clicks.'
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In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources.
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No generous mind delights to oppress the weak, but rather to cherish and protect.
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Everybody's life has some mythical quality. You struggle against obstacles, you fight to get to a higher level and there are great loves.
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A simple way to address hidden curriculum issues is to spend time talking with staff and key leaders about their spiritual lives.
