F. B. Meyer Quotes

What a comfort it is to feel that amid the chaos and anarchy which sweep the surface, God is holding fast the foundations on which we build.

F. B. Meyer

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• Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.

  

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• Most people who have encountered mercury have done so after breaking a mercury thermometer. And many of us who saw the liquid balls of mercury scatter across a floor or countertop considered the element the most beautiful on the periodic table.

  

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• It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.

  

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• That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects.

  

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• A team without hope fizzles: no flameout, no fire.

  

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• When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.

  

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• To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

  

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• What a comfort it is to feel that amid the chaos and anarchy which sweep the surface, God is holding fast the foundations on which we build.

  

  F. B. Meyer
  • God
  • Chaos
  • Comfort