Elisabeth Elliot Quotes

If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.

Elisabeth Elliot

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• Purity

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• Free speech is not a bogus issue. It is an issue.

  

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• One thing I have seen over and over again in life is that there is virtually no correlation between intelligence and common sense. IQ doesn't seem to translate that way.

  

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• I think I'm going to have a lot of trouble.

  

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• They thought that athletes that worked out with my system wouldn't be able to throw a ball because they'd be too muscle bound. Those are the misconceptions I had to go through for about 40 years.

  

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• Only a cheap politician, greedy for political gain, would try to single out one individual for blame. The fault lies not with the individual but with the system, and that system is Richard Nixon.

  

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• I genuinely liked all of the cast members very much. Steve had a wicked sense of humor. I remember Russell coming to my rescue, once. I watched Eric evolve before everyone's eyes. Maurice loved what he did, so. He treated his character with respect, down to the costuming.

  

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• Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.

  

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• I was never someone that was attached to any party. You know, I've always been an independent person. I'd like to remain like that.

  

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• Heaven to me is percussion and bass, a screaming guitar and a burbling Hammond B-3 organ. It's a soup I love being immersed in.

  

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• Anything beats an expensive stack of paper.

  

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• The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars.

  

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• If you love God, tear out your heart's love of the world.

  

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• Love is space and time measured by the heart.

  

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• If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.

  

  Elisabeth Elliot
  • Heart
  • Goal
  • Purity