Ephrem the Syrian Quotes
Blessed the one who meditates on death each day and destroys the base passions lurking in the vines of the heart, for he will be consoled in the moment of separation.
Quotes to Explore
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Women tell me they are different since 21 May - the day I was arrested - it's a positive change, they believe now.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.
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Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the guy make that high school comedy. I used to work with Mel Brooks so they figured oh it's going to be one of those really silly movies and that's how it got made.
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Christianity has stayed stable, as it must do. The doctrines don't change. The understanding of what it means to walk with God doesn't change. The reality of worship doesn't change, not at heart, anyway. So Christianity appears to be stuck.
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I don't think I have a black-hat image.
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Thousands of years ago, civilizations flourished in Africa which suffer not at all by comparison with those of other continents. In those centuries, Africans were politically free and economically independent. Their social patterns were their own and their cultures truly indigenous.
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I always say you've only got one life to live, and you're not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.
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I've always felt a little misrepresented in the world.
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In basic research, intellectual rigor and sentimental freedom necessarily alternate.
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'Vogue' is a very specific world. You are 'Vogue,' or not 'Vogue.'
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I don't think you can ease yourself into theater. I just thrust myself into it.
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Acting is an uncomfortable business because you have to make yourself vulnerable.
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And both were young, and one was beautiful.
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Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!
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Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.
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I have people in my family with bipolar disorder, and for years I've watched them struggle with the disorder's extreme moods and often devastating consequences.
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I thought everybody could sing, because everybody in my family could.
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They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.
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Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.
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Well, I have concerns about the effectiveness of Europe to compete.
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Blessed the one who meditates on death each day and destroys the base passions lurking in the vines of the heart, for he will be consoled in the moment of separation.
