Saint Augustine Quotes
The entire life of a good Christian is in fact an exercise of holy desire. You do not yet see what you long for, but the very act of desiring prepares you, so that when he comes you may see and be utterly satisfied.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't really measure success by anything other than if I am happy. That is success to me. Am I happy waking up every morning? And despite the challenges of running my own business, do I look forward to going to work? Absolutely.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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I'm not a really religious person, but those moments onstage feel like some sort of religious experience because no one holds back, especially 'Stay With Me' when I finish the show. It kind of turns into an anthem when I perform it live, and it feels like there's a lot of love in the room.
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The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God.
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I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
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A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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I wasn't a ladies' man.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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A woman can walk miles without making one single step forward. As a child born in a harem, I instinctively knew that to live is to open closed doors. To live is to look outside. To live is to step out. Life is trespassing.
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I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman.
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My father was a railroad man his entire life; 43 years for Southern Railroad.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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The basic question 'will I obey Christ 's teaching?' is rarely taken as a serious issue. For example, to take one of Jesus' commands, that is relevant to contemporary life, I don't know of any church that actually teaches a church how to bless people who curse them, yet this is a clear command.
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The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
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There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
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We made no inquiries about India or about the families people had left behind. When our ways of thinking had changed, and we wished to know, it was too late. I know nothing of the people on my father's side; I know only that some of them came from Nepal.
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You know, I'd like to sit here and blame everybody else for my trouble. I just can't do that. I can't find it in myself to do it.
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I never feel like I need to make a song that sells 5 million copies; that's not the point of why I make music. It's great if that happens, like it did with 'Clarity,' but my goal is to always make a better track than the last one.
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I think the guys that are successful might be a little more relaxed and able to deal with the distractions.
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We really care about keeping the peace with people around us. We grew differently, that's all.
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The entire life of a good Christian is in fact an exercise of holy desire. You do not yet see what you long for, but the very act of desiring prepares you, so that when he comes you may see and be utterly satisfied.
