Origen Quotes
For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He is by many degrees far better than what we perceive Him to be.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
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Saving Milly was a break from this effort because I felt that it was time to be part of something that could shed light on a disease everyone feels they know, when most know so little.
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I actually opened for Chris Rock at the Funny Bone one time.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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Boys are so much less mature than girls as it is.
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I had a really good time in New Orleans, although I had some very tragic times in Baton Rouge. Some guys beat me up and threw my horn away. 'Cause I had a beard, then, and long hair like the Beatles.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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The difference was you worked for Nixon, and with Ford.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power.
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I was fairly solitary. I didn't like structured learning. People didn't seem to be my cup of tea.
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To truly repent of a big thing, you have to go into it with your heart open and force yourself to deal with it at that level and to apologize to God.
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I keep my eyes open. I pay attention to how different types of people express their personal style, how they put their clothes together.
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Parliamentarian rules, the rules of the House, how you get bills referred, really the nuts and bolts that most members don't ever want to know because it's a lot of work. But that's what really makes you successful.
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Acting is a mix of luck and choice. I got lucky.
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When I sit down to write a novel, I am exploring my own relationship with God, with the struggle between good and evil, my own purpose.
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For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He is by many degrees far better than what we perceive Him to be.
