Watchman Nee Quotes
Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we've lost 'Tis scored; 'Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.
Quotes to Explore
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We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?'
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The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.
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I would love to do some theater.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.
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I think, for me, I'm a player that wants the puck, and I'm a better player when I have it.
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I baked bread, hand-ground peanuts into butter, grew and froze vegetables, and, every morning, packed lunches so healthful that they had no takers in the grand swap-fest of the lunchroom.
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I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love.
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For me, choice is the most important thing because I'm going to be an adult actor pretty soon. So I've got to be choosing the right roles now so that by the time I get to that age there will be wide options available.
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When I read for 'Girls,' I was like, 'The script says 'Handsome Carpenter,' so someone else is going to get the part. They'll have someone handsome, not me.'
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Looking back on those days and little leaguer, the Hall of Fame is not even a blinking star, but through baseball travels and moving up the ladder, that star begins to flicker.
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Before we come to a challenging situation, before the universe squeezes us, how much of our effort is geared toward the reason we came to this world? The more focus we have on the front end, the less focus we end up needing on the back end.
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I always have a lot of things going on because some things take years to make and others take five minutes. I like that there's always something going on. Working doesn't have such a momentous feel - like it's all or nothing.
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SOLOSHOT is such a brilliant idea and an athlete's dream. It has given me the ability to film myself training without anyone's help - it's perfect because I can go to the beach, set up my SOLOSHOT, and not have to rely on anyone to stand there and film me from the beach for hours.
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Frankly I'm fairly boring or fairly busy. Between writing and family, I have little time for anything else.
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When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
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He had never acted in his life, and couldn't play the pin in Pinafore.
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Even children followed with endearing wile,And plucked his gown, to share the good man's smile.
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My first movie was with Mike Nichols.
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I was never violent, Well, except with the police. I didn’t like getting arrested.
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Politics is the science of who gets what, when, and why.
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All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth.
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Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we've lost 'Tis scored; 'Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.
