Ezola B. Foster Quotes
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At the cross God wrapped his heart in flesh and blood and let it be nailed to the cross for our redemption.
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It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
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My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.'
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I hope to bring people to God with my songs.
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Attraction is what happens between you. It's not universal. And it's not conventional. And thank God for that.
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There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit.
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God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.
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You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.
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Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.
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If I do look back, I'll say that I'm blessed. I'm blessed, and I appreciate God for not only letting me live through everything, but to prosper.
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Music to me was never something that I could listen to while reading a book. Especially when I was studying music, if I was going to listen to music, I was going to put on the headphones or crank the stereo, and by God, I was going to sit there and just listen to music. I wasn't going to talk on the phone and multitask, which I can't do anyway.
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God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
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Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society.
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God's not complicated - He's really not. And He helps people in their everyday life so that they can get better in relationships, in their job situations, in getting through grief.
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Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry.
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The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. ... Freedom and slavery are mental states. Therefore, the first thing to say to yourself: 'I shall no longer accept the role of a slave. I shall not obey orders as such but shall disobey them when they are in conflict with my conscience'.'
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I’ve always been highly energized and have written poems in spurts. From the god-given first line right through the poem. And I don’t write two or three lines and then come back the next day and write two or three more; I write the whole poem at one sitting and then come back to it from time to time over the months or years and rework it.
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The revelation in Jesus, just because it is the revelation of the righteousness of God is at the same time the strongest conceivable veiling and unknowableness of God. In Jesus, God really becomes a mystery, makes himself known as the unknown, speaks as the eternally Silent One.
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I think when you're 17 and you're angry, you're angry about very short-term things. And there's nothing wrong about writing that record. It's a very real record to write; it's the realest record I could write when I was 17. The problem is, when you're 28, it's not the same thing; it can be a put-on.
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Reporter: Could you be clear about your practicing habits since we can't see you practice?
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Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.
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A harmonious being cannot believe in God. Saints, criminals, and paupers have launched him, making him available to all unhappy people.
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I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.
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God brought African slaves to America so that their descendants would know freedom.
