Meir Soloveichik Quotes
God can desire to enter into a relationship with us; he can be drawn to some aspect of our identity.
Quotes to Explore
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When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
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The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
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People desire power. I don't know why they want it so. It seems to me it implies a hugely superior intellect which separates them from most of the populace.
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From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.
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Actions yield result by the ordinance of God as He wills.
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I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic.
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I'm so happy to be in a committed relationship.
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I just knew that God wasn't there. He was a man on a throne in Heaven, so he was easy to forget.
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I love going to second-hand stores.
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I think you have to learn for yourself how to write. I'm slightly mystified by creative writing courses - God love them - because I can't understand how you can explain a process that I find so baffling.
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When we're ill, one of the last things we have that we can enjoy is food.
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We're immersed in the spirit of God all the time. We just don't notice.
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I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy the experience of getting thoughts and ideas and plots and characters organised into this narrative framework.
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Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.
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God forbid that women have fantasies.
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I don't remember feeling love.
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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
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Our works decay and disappear but God gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear.
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I hated God for giving me a heart. What good were they? Hearts? Having one got me exactly where?
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I don't see myself as an artist, as a writer. The sort of writing that I do, which is popular fiction, it's work. I have contracts to fulfil, and I have deadlines to meet.
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My first thought was always a cigarette. It still is, but I haven't cheated.
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My day job may be exhausting, but cooking is my peace. My dream is to have a big family with lots of grandkids. And we'll get together every Sunday for a hearty dinner at our house, and we'll all live in flavorful bliss, happily ever after.
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I've tried to do that for my top assistant wherever I've been, but this is even better because it'll be for my son. I will feel like I've finished the job I was called to do in coming here.
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God can desire to enter into a relationship with us; he can be drawn to some aspect of our identity.
