Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
It is when we come to the Lord in our nothingness, our powerlessness and our helplessness that He then enables us to love in a way which, without Him, would be absolutely impossible.
Quotes to Explore
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If only one in 1,000 people that I talk to goes on to write a good book, that's one more good book that I've helped along... and maybe it will be a book I love myself five or 10 years down the line.
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I really love storytelling.
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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I don't know how many more times I'll be in New England again. But I leave coach Belichick and those guys with a salute: 'I love you guys. I miss you. I'm out.'
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I could live naked... I love it.
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I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply my skills as an actor.
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I love TV.
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Love me or hate me, both are in my favour. If you love me, I will always be in your heart, and if you hate me, I will be in your mind.
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When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear for music, or who have never been in love.
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I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them.
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When you're in theater or the circus or film - to me it's all one - affairs happen. People fall in love.
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I don't like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I'm not battling past 200 other riders.
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I always have music. I love it to be very upbeat. When you're having drinks, I like something like Cesaria Evora. During dinner, I like the much more traditional - old Frank Sinatra and things like that.
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You're not sick you're just in love.
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I sort of love reading the scripts and going, 'Oh wow, what a great idea. I never would have thought of that.'
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If there is anything that keeps the mind open to angel visits, and repels the ministry of ill, it is human love.
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I love doing sitcoms. I love doing comedy. I love the whole shooting match.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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I've accepted that we've all got crap to deal with and problems that we're fighting not to be defined by. At the end of the day, we all want the same stuff: fulfillment, love, support, comfort, and a hot-air balloon with laser guns attached to it. The most important thing is that we appreciate the crazy ride we're on.
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A second thing that an individual must do in seeking to love his enemy is to discover the element of good in his enemy, and everytime you begin to hate that person and think of hating that person, realize that there is some good there and look at those good points which will over – balance the bad points.
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Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort.
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'St. Trinian's' is probably taking it to the extreme, but in essence it's saying, 'If you be yourself, you can do whatever you want,' and it's sort of a fun message.
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It is when we come to the Lord in our nothingness, our powerlessness and our helplessness that He then enables us to love in a way which, without Him, would be absolutely impossible.
