Bob Goff Quotes
God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our attention.
Quotes to Explore
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
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Consequences of linear thinking in Afghanistan and Iraq included overestimating indigenous forces' capabilities, underestimating the enemy, and the associated expectation that the coalition could soon reduce force levels and shift to an exclusively advisory effort.
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I believe it's easier to be an actor. Somehow, interviewing seems to be intrusive on people's lives.
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After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
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I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
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If I am meant to do a Bollywood film, I will get it. If not, I won't. I really don't differentiate between industries. As long as I get roles that give me a high, I enjoy it.
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Nobody's gonna care about your stuff the way you do.
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At our best, it's a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year, so there are some clunkers.
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O king! I was but a man like others, asleep upon my couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over me, and taught me the knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing.
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If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime.
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Nostalgia is a powerful drug. Under its influence, ordinary songs take on dimensions and powers, like emotional superheroes.
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I like to edit my sentences as I write them. I rearrange a sentence many times before moving on to the next one. For me, that editing process feels like a form of play, like a puzzle that needs solving, and it's one of the most satisfying parts of writing.
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I'm not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten what high school was like.
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Thoughts which come at a call Are no better than if they came not at all Neither flower nor fruit, Yielding no root For plant, shrub, or tree.
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If...it be a thing external that causes thy grief, know, that it is not that properly that doth cause it, but thine own conceit and opinion concerning the thing: which thou mayest rid thyself of, when thou wilt.
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Anya: How 'bout you, ever play Shiver Me Timbers?Tara: I'm not really much for the timber.
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Goods can serve many other purposes besides purchasing money, but money can serve no other purpose besides purchasing goods.
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Unless one is a religious fundamentalist and believes that man was created in the image and likeness of God, it is foolish to believe that human beings are exempt from biological classification and the laws of evolution that apply to all other life forms.
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I am really committed to my faith journey, and I am committed to my family. My husband and I have been married for almost 30 years, and we homeschool our kids. We have a different working-out-of the-box family, but we do make it work, obviously with God's grace, and we are very grateful for that.
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You can't just imitate and keep coming up with ideas. You have to be tapping into something that's pure and unconscious in yourself or you'll have no career.
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Men and women should stay apart, till their hearts grow gentle towards one another again.
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Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.
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God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our attention.
