Bob Goff Quotes
I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
Quotes to Explore
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Perhaps because my relationship with my father went through such a long, bumpy time, it's been very important for me to work to try to keep lines of communication open between my sons and myself to try to avoid my father's mistakes. At least if you're making mistakes, make different mistakes.
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We're a very iterative company, so we jump on basically all new technology.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice, and I have a way with a line. What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting.
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I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop everything. Then I feel better.
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Fostering the leadership necessary for transformational outcomes in education is hard work, and in countries around the world, there is a constant search for easier solutions.
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I read everything and anything. I love books.
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Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
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I'm sure every designer has a certain person in mind who they would ideally like to wear their clothes, but the problem is that a lot of the time that person doesn't actually exist, unless she is a 15-year-old model.
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Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.
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What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
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When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.
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I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.
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The mentality of how we treat one another needs to be examined - especially how we treat our men of color.
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I always wanted to play some kind of instrument - piano, saxophone, whatever. I took it up for a while, then forgot about it because I didn't have the time.
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I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It's no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor.
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I suppose I've always lived in my own head. I didn't discover boys till sixth form. Then suddenly it was, 'Oh! Boys!'
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I like to not care that much about criticism, but I do care about it.
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I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.
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It is better sometimes not to follow great reformers of abuses beyond the threshold of their homes.
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You won't see me at a microphone singing and tapping my foot. I spend a lot of money on sets, costumes and sound. I believe people deserve a show. I'm a singer, musician, dancer. I work hard, and I'm soaking wet when I come off.
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People often focus on the downsides of population growth but neglect the upsides. These upsides may even outweigh the downsides, making a larger population a good thing overall.
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I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
