Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
It would seem that unless we see through and beyond the physical, we shall not even see the physical as we ought to see it: as the very vehicle for the glory of God.
Quotes to Explore
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Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own.
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I came from drama school, and it's a group of 18 people working together in every single production and splitting up the roles for three years, so I am very much about the team.
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I tell people that I've now done one decent thing in my life. Albeit inadvertently.
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What's beautiful about Godzilla is, of course, it's in every way a symbol of Japan dealing with the aftermath of the atomic bombs being dropped on them, and their ideas of how they're affected by it.
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When something comes to my brain, I don't ignore it. You never know what it's going to turn into.
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Machines built by human beings they will function correctly if we provide them with a very specific environment. But if that environment is changed, they won't function at all.
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We're seeing the development of tactics in Iraq, such as suicide bombing. Insurgents have been driving cars with explosives into hotels and office buildings. The recruitment may be even more prolific outside Iraq.
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I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.
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Once you know the Romance languages, singing in those languages is so sexy and sensual. I do have a global audience, so why not?
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Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children.
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For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed by the public laws, but he warns us against the commission of those beings which are esteemed lawful among men....Therefore, with regard to this precept of God, there ought to be no exception at all, but that it is always unlawful to put to death a man, whom God willed to be a sacred animal.
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Men must read for amusement as well as for knowledge.
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A man's palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything.
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I think I'm very old-fashioned.
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As a print journalist, if you hear a rumour you try to stand it up and if you can't, the story dies. With a blog you can throw the rumour out there and ask for help. You can say: 'We don't know if this is true or not.'
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Christy Turlington is my idol. She really is. She's a gorgeous woman inside and out. I admire her work in the charity field. She's just been able to balance it all - and gracefully, as well.
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I taught myself to write in order to understand who I was and so yes, writing was an act of self-actualization in the beginning.
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Nothing about becoming indispensable is easy. If it's easy, it's already been done and it's no longer valuable.
