Eugene H. Peterson Quotes
Sloth is most often evidenced in busyness ... in frantic running around, trying to be everything to everyone, and then having no time to listen or pray, no time to become the person who is doing these things.
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When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
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Intercessory prayer for one who is sinning prevails. God says so! The will of the man prayed for does not come into question at all, he is connected with God by prayer, and prayer on the basis of the Redemption sets the connection working and God gives life.
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China saves too much, produces too much, sells too much to Americans and consumes too little.
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Hold on to your salah, because if you lose that, you will lose everything else.
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I'm determined to raise a strong girl.
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You know you're getting fat when you step on the dog's tail and he dies.
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Comedians don't have hits. You have to have a whole brand-new hour. You have no hits to rely on.
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I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.
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If you utilize obstacles properly, then they strengthen your courage, and they also give you more intelligence, more wisdom.
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Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.
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Meditation is valuable for all of humanity because it involves looking inward. People don't have to be religious to look inside themselves more carefully. It is constructive and worthwhile to analyze our emotions, including compassion and our sense of caring, so that we can become more calm and happy.
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Millions of mind guerrillas, raising the spirit of peace and love, not war.
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O pray the earth enfold Our life-sick hearts and turn them into dust.
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Success is not necessarily determined by material possessions or accomplishments. You can enjoy success simply by reaching the point where you are perfectly content with your life in every respect and you feel no dissatisfaction or pressing need for anything else. In this sense, you can be a success sitting by yourself in a quiet place contemplating the world.
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Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
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There is the great ocean below, and the great sky above, and nothing between me and pure possibility.
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Sloth is most often evidenced in busyness ... in frantic running around, trying to be everything to everyone, and then having no time to listen or pray, no time to become the person who is doing these things.
