Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.
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Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
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I hate running. I know I'm curvier - I know I'm small, but I'm not ripped. But I make a choice to be that way. I realize my arms aren't as toned as Halle Berry's but I don't want them to be.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate. My life has changed so dramatically over the last number of years, especially having a family now. My priorities have shifted.
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I don't campaign for the end of the aristocracy or the upper classes; I don't really want to destroy anything at all. I just want more plurality.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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In the movies, they make you look good and tough, but in real life, it's completely the opposite. I do these ueber roles, I think, because in real life I'm quite shy and reserved. In real life, I'm a dork.
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I make images from things I find serendipitously. I don't know what it is, but I know it when I see it. It could be from a newspaper, on the street. It could be something I fell over.
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I think the Supreme Court has not yet caught up to an era in which one keeps one's papers in a cloud, not a castle.
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The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.
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Just as physical exercise is a well-known and well-accepted means to improve health for anyone, regardless of age or background, so can the brain be put 'into shape' for optimal learning.
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I want to hang out with my friends. I want to hang out with my family - well, I sometimes want to hang out with my family!
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At times, my very own media makes me cringe, and occasionally out loud. By the way, nothing clears the head like an out-loud cringe.
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I like my parents but they are just not good parents. They are nice enough people. I'm not interested in hurting their feelings.
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Shakespeare feels very natural to me.
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I think feeling bitter or angry is really useless.
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Between the ideaAnd the realityBetween the motionAnd the actFalls the Shadow
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There is no doubt that we need to manage migration better.Migrants are always getting the blame for politicians.
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I think that we've got a huge head start on things that are not easy to do: progressive streaming, to be able to stream in very high quality, even in an environment of highly variable bit rate, and to work on a big variety of devices seamlessly.
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I like to come home and completely forget about work.
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Tourette's is involuntary in that it is impossible not to do. And it's torture to know what you're doing and not be able to stop it.
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Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.
