Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
I believe with all my heart God's Story has a happy ending. . . But not yet, not necessarily yet. It takes faith to hold on to that in the face of the great burden of experience, which seems to prove otherwise.
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don't worry about that.
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The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.
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There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.
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It should take you 15 minutes to make a song, and then get out of there.
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I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
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That nature does not care, one way or the other, is the true abyss. That only man cares, in his finitude facing nothing but death, alone with his contingency and the objective meaninglessness of his projecting meanings, is a truly unprecedented situation.
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
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The fact that I'm very close with my past relationships is something I pride myself on. My mom is still close to her first husband. It's nice to be able to enjoy someone in a different form.
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Do not be afraid to make decisions, do not be afraid to make mistakes.
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The track is fast and I appreciate anything is possible.
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I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris.
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One of the most important things, actually, when you're playing on grass, is to move.
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The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.
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Paul Krugman is a danger to society!
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If you want to be a different fish, jump out of school.
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The best life is the one in which the creative impulses play the largest part and the possessive impulses the smallest.
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I always feel like I want to do my career my own way. I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
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More modern poetry is written than read.
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Black Lives Matter is proving itself to seek only one end - and that is discord, alienation among Americans, rise in hate, and destruction of community bonds. The relative increase in justice afforded black Americans is of little concern, save as a convenient veneer for their anti-democratic mission.
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People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, and the heart, and the soul. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive, but it is being challenged in many different ways. … Freedom of religion is central to the ability of peoples to live together.
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I believe with all my heart God's Story has a happy ending. . . But not yet, not necessarily yet. It takes faith to hold on to that in the face of the great burden of experience, which seems to prove otherwise.
