Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes
We need to give Christ a chance to make use of us, to be His word and His work, to share His food and His clothing in the world today. If we do not radiate the light of Christ around us, the sense of the darkness that prevails in the world will increase.
Quotes to Explore
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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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I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.
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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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So, it's like: I'm an OK singer; I'm an OK guitar player and you put them together and... it's just OK.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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I was lucky. My parents and teachers provided me with a wonderful and secure childhood where I always knew I was loved, valued, and listened to.
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I had so much fun doing Django, and I love westerns so much that after I taught myself how to make one, it's like, 'OK, now let me make another one now that I know what I'm doing.'
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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I tried to hostess... but they fired me after four days because I couldn't figure out how seating plans worked.
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I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got.
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I don't pretend that I can imagine myself as a Palestinian.
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A man of truth must also be a man of care.
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'We choose our lovers for their flaws, you know,' Mel said. 'People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about.'
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I shudder when I think of the calamities which slavery is likely to produce in this country. You would think me mad if I were to describe my anticipations… If the gangrene is not stopped I can see nothing but insurrection of the blacks against the whites.
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I love to unwind and watch movies, especially those from the classic black-and-white era.
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When it comes to casual clothing, my enthusiasm for clothes starts to waver.
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There is no truly global justice.
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Before the coming of Jesus Christ, men fled away from God and, being attached to the earth, refused to unite themselves to their Creator. But the loving God has drawn them to Himself by the bonds of love, as He promised by the prophet Osee [Hosea]: "I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bonds of love" (11:4). These bonds are the benefits, the lights, the calls to His love, the promises of Paradise which He makes to us, but above all, the gift which He has bestowed upon us of Jesus Christ in the Sacrifice of the Cross and in the Sacrament of the Altar...
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The Webbs are really gone! When I saw the waggons at the door, and thought of all the trouble they must have in moving, I began to reproach myself for not having liked them better, but since the waggons have disappeared my conscience has been closed again, and I am excessively glad they are gone.
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Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power.
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Give me to drink mandragora.
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We need to give Christ a chance to make use of us, to be His word and His work, to share His food and His clothing in the world today. If we do not radiate the light of Christ around us, the sense of the darkness that prevails in the world will increase.
