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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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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If you say to people that there's less violence today than in the past, they would be stunned to hear that. But it's the truth, even though we have awful things happening in Syria or Sudan.
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It's great that fans have people they can enjoy and watch play.
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I'm a little bit disinterested in it. . . . We have been in both situations, and we found our way in other years to win championships and other years we have been picked favorites and not won championships.
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In the metal world, if you're using a wireless mic... I was so scared to do that. I'm, like, 'They're gonna boo me in the beginning.'
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God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that.
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Depressed, anxious, sad, frightened? Yes. But I've never been bored.
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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.
