Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering. The love of God is of a different nature altogether. It does not hate tragedy. It never denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering.
Quotes to Explore
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When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me.
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I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
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Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.
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I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to just chill out and let your emotions balance themselves out a little bit.
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By the end of 2020, the only region of the world that will still have a lot of 2G connections may be Africa.
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I like heels and make-up.
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I'm more interested in photographing people who have done something, like writers or directors - even billionaires - as long as I can study them before I photograph them.
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The husbands, who sometimes have another family who's grown, are going, Now I can spend time with my baby. Oh yeah, I bet your other family is really thrilled.
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We were only there for five days and during that time Tom was a bit annoyed that the French were more interested in me and my schoolgirl outfit than him and his long scarf.
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I try to eat fruit and be healthy.
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I am excited about this. We've got half of our goal. I'd love to see us get a little bit more than half our goal and not be so deeply into this thing going into Sunday, but I feel good about everything.
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Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive.
Ford Frick
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We're busily wrecking the chances for future generations at a rapid rate of knots by not recognizing the damage we're doing to the natural environment, bearing in mind that this is the only planet that we know has any life on it.
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I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly.
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I am a collector of jewels, old jewels.
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Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many other people and issues to think about. But being present makes you effective.
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Anything can happen in SF. And the fact that nothing ever does happen in SF is only due to the poverty of our imaginations, we who write it or edit it or read it. But SF can in principle deal with anything.
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The light in the world comes principally from two sources,-the sun, and the student's lamp.
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You know what the trick of a long life is, Sharpe? Stay out of range.
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When the time comes you've got to make stops. You've got to contest shots, block shots and make it tough for them. We're doing it as a team. Every night we get better at helping each other.
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Despite the amount of suffering, pain, misery, sorrow and travail which can exist in life, the reason for existence is the same reason as one has to play a game - interest, contest, activity and possession. The truth of this assertion is established by an observation of the elements of games and then applying these elements to life itself.
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The establishment of the world community will surely exact a price – and who can tell what that price may be? – in toil, suffering and blood.
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I always loved song writers who wrote songs in the first person, so it's kind of like that.
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Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering. The love of God is of a different nature altogether. It does not hate tragedy. It never denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering.
