Allison McAtee Quotes
I have spent many years holding so tightly to things - wants, desires, etc. - but inevitably, they or something even better only arrives when I release the grasp.
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The yogi offers his labyrinthine human longings to a monotheistic bonfire dedicated to the unparalleled God. This is indeed the true yogic fire ceremony, in which all past and present desires are fuel consumed by love divine.
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I'm comfortable only when there's a mutual attraction. That's what anyone wants. If I find out she's not attracted to me, it brings down my level of attraction to her. If I'm interested and find out she's not, I tend to cool off.
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My wife wants me to eat fish; she says it is delicious. But I don't like fish, so that is that.
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Everybody wants to be great at something.
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My guess is that if David Beckham wants Ronaldo's jersey, he's going to get it.
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Hillary essentially wants to abolish the Second Amendment.
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The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperament are of no consideration. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about what I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God.
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Do we not see God at work in our circumstances? Dark times are allowed and come to us through the sovreignty of God. Are we prepared to let God do what He wants with us? Are we prepared to be separated from the outward, evident blessings of God? Until Jesus Christ is truly our Lord, we each have goals of our own which we serve. Our faith is real, but it is not yet permanent. And God is never in a hurry. If we are willing to wait, we will see God pointing out that we have been interested only in his blessings, instead of God Himself.
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God seems to throw Himself on the side of the man who knows exactly what he wants, if he is determined to get JUST THAT!
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Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
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In matters of science, curiosity gratified begets not indolence, but new desires.
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I will always be someone who wants to do better than others. I love competition.
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Much is being said about peace; and no man desires peace more ardently than I. Still I am yet unprepared to give up the Union fora peace which, so achieved, could not be of much duration.
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To many men much-wandering hope comes as a boon, but to many others it is the deception of vain desires.
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The fewer our wants the more we resemble the Gods.
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He seems like a man who knows what he wants, and the problem is he wants what I want.
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The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.
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Sheer obstinacy is very very important for anybody who wants to create.
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When you are soul-centered, you can focus your attention where and when you want to, easily, without distraction. You know to look for what you want to see and experience. You know that what you seek you shall find, and what you focus on in life will be more prominent in your awareness. You know your awareness is powerful and creative.
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In each of us are places where we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them.
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Dad's going steady with a pig in the barn.
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I have spent many years holding so tightly to things - wants, desires, etc. - but inevitably, they or something even better only arrives when I release the grasp.
