Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes
I trust that God wouldn't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't have such faith in me.
Quotes to Explore
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
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We've all read, I'm sure, a Superman book where we didn't really feel like we knew the character. Where the writer, often with the best of intentions, has tried put a personal stamp on the character, whether it be to try and make him more current, or cool, or have a broader appeal, etc.
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Sometimes we question things that we have done in our lives but how many times do we question what we haven't done in someone else's.
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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 do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.
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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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I don't think the Republicans care much about minorities.
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But I don't like to, tell people how old I am. I like that to be a mystery.
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But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synergy and energy about having to rep your city, your team, everywhere and all the time.
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Definitely they write themselves. It's an amazing experience. It's like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me, telling me their tales.
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I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and get where you're going much faster. But being invisible? You probably wouldn't use that for the good of man.
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I did have an offer to direct one of the Alien movies but I wasn't too excited about all the effects work.
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Only that position can impart dignity in which we do not appear as servile tools but rather create independently within our circle.
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We'd be Cuba if there were no Fox News.
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A man's own dinner is to himself so important that he cannot bring himself to believe that it is a matter utterly indifferent to every one else.
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
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Going to school at home saved my life as far as education went. My parents were able to give me the attention I needed.
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Growing up, I'd just be at home, playing tennis, spending my allowance on an ice-cream truck.
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Dig until you hit rock. Then take out that jackhammer and go a little deeper.
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I think that fashion is industrial, whereas style is ideological. So they're not necessarily connected.
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Give sacrificially. We don't like risky faith. We like to have our safety net below us. But we miss the adventure of seeing God provide when we've really stretched ourselves in giving.
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I trust that God wouldn't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't have such faith in me.
