Rachel Grace Held (Rachel Held Evans) Quotes
Whenever we show others the goodness of God, whenever we follow our Teacher by imitating His posture of humble and ready service, our actions are sacred and ministerial. To be called into the priesthood, as all of us are, is to be called to a life of presence, of kindness.
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Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.
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Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.
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Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
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The best lesson I was given is that all of life teaches, especially if we have that expectation.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays.
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Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
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I did my military service from 1989 - 92 and I was never shot at or had to fire on anybody. I was very lucky. I was more involved in intelligence and counter-intelligence.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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One thing I didn't understand in life was that I had $100,000,000 in the bank and I couldn't buy happiness. I had everything: mansions, yachts, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, but I was depressed. I didn't know where I fitted in. But then I found family and friends and I learned the value of life.
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When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself up to it.
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I always trained hard in my life to win the title, and I will train twice as hard to stay at the top.
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We all suffer. It's part of life. The blessing is - while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.
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Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent.
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Flirting is funny. And it's awkward and weird.
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I love comedy, but it's dramas that stick with me.
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What I'm trying to do, in my own small way, is trying to bring African and Afro-Cuban rhythms into rock.
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Whenever we show others the goodness of God, whenever we follow our Teacher by imitating His posture of humble and ready service, our actions are sacred and ministerial. To be called into the priesthood, as all of us are, is to be called to a life of presence, of kindness.
