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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Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done.
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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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If you develop a detachment, through thoughtless awareness, God will take over, He will do your work. He will look after you. You should have faith in God that is the main thing which people don't understand what it means to have faith in God . That He is almighty, He does everything, He looks after everything, why should we worry? This is a very good way of life, is not to worry.
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The really big difference is that what you make with a molecular machine can be completely precise, down to the tiniest degree of detail that can exist in the world.
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We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by all countries and peoples. A nuclear war would affect everyone, and all have a stake in preventing this nightmare.
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Men are foolish to expect us to revere them, when, in the end, they amount to almost nothing.
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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.
