Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
The process of shaping the child, shapes also the mother herself. Reverence for her sacred burden calls her to all that is pure and good, that she may teach primarily by her own humble, daily example.
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I worked at CNN for almost 26 years. I worked in Mutual Radio for 20 years. I've been in the business 57 years. I have never seen a bias off the air or on.
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A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily detached from it.
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I would play my Dungeons and Dragons songs and watch people's eyes glaze over, and then I would start joking around between songs, and all of a sudden people were lighting up and engaging.
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Every time a blast happens, people ask, 'But why would someone do this?' Weirdly, it hasn't been answered well anywhere - neither in fiction nor non-fiction.
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I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.
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If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
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The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.
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High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical.
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I used to enjoy bad television, like really bad quiz programmes or sitcoms.
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I am really honoured, but if the prize had gone to Mahatma Gandhi before me, I would have been more honoured.
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I have struggled all my life with my stuttering. Not to mention all my other speech impediments. I think I have every language disorder known to speech pathologists.
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Australia is an island surrounded by water. My fondest memories growing up were trips to the beach, walking around the harbor and playing in the beautiful parks.
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Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one of our wise managers suggested the idea of considering two different album, it cleared the way for us.
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People would tell us, 'I love your company, but I want to go to Chicago or Boston or New York.'
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Ted Kennedy is the only person alive who might know more than we do about Chappaquiddick, and he may not.
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What would ultimately de-escalate the challenges of society would be for people to get educated, especially for more women to be educated because when more women are educated, they invest much more of their time and income in ensuring that the next generation would perform even more than they have done.
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I used to play shows in D.C. and then drive back to New York to work at 6 A.M. So there are those moments, and you just really need to power through them. Eventually, it builds on itself.
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Those of us lucky enough to fall in love with Asia know that it's an affair that's as long as it is resonant.
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I was terrified of taking the G.R.E.
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Just like sunshine affects others, when the life of Jesus invades your life, you become a loving person. The effect on others is amazing.
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People ask me all the time, "What kind of father are you?" I won't know until my kids are grown.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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Never patronize a child.
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The process of shaping the child, shapes also the mother herself. Reverence for her sacred burden calls her to all that is pure and good, that she may teach primarily by her own humble, daily example.
