Elizabeth Prentiss Quotes
I see that if I would be happy in God, I must give Him all. And there is a wicked reluctance to do that. I want Him--but I want to have my own way, too. I want to walk humbly and softly before Him and I want to go where I shall be admired and applauded. To whom shall I yield? To God? Or to myself?
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I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
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Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.
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Touring is what you make it. I like to organise as much as possible myself.
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Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.
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I lived for a year in Scotland. British sign language is very different from American.
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I'm very good about eating breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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The world is supposed to be full of possibilities, but they narrow down to pretty few in most personal experience. There's lots of good fish in the sea ... maybe ... but the vast masses seem to be mackerel or herring, and if you're not mackerel or herring yourself you are likely to find very few good fish in the sea.
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Can't get up in the morning lately and I'm just sunk in a dream I'm always the ship in the stream
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There's nothing clever that hasn't been thought of before - you've just got to try to think it all over again.
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Never. The shot is too big for the cannon.
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In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized
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Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do - but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.
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A destruction only man can provoke, only man can prevent. Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures, it is our gift to each other.
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If there was a turning point for me, it was 'The Bridges at Toko-Ri.' It is a very fine short novel. But it gave me very little satisfaction. Really. I decided I wasn't going to go down that avenue.
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I have done a terrible thing, I have postulated a particle that cannot be detected.
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I'm curious about everything - even things that don't interest me.
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The pressure is on the women to be particularly small, and then not only that, the whole package. It's extreme.
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That's a real secret. You can trust God. I feel I love the Lord with all of my heart, and he will not put more on me than I can bear. And so I always say, 'Lord, I trust you with me.' So I figure, anything that happens in my life, I must be able to bear it, or he wouldn't allow it to happen.
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Then there is this idea that the world owes you a living. Here is a little thought about that. It isn't particularly logical but it makes my point. You were paid when you were born, with the privilege of living. Death is all that is coming to you. Life came to you when you were born.
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I see that if I would be happy in God, I must give Him all. And there is a wicked reluctance to do that. I want Him--but I want to have my own way, too. I want to walk humbly and softly before Him and I want to go where I shall be admired and applauded. To whom shall I yield? To God? Or to myself?
