George Arthur Buttrick Quotes
Intercession is more than specific: it is pondered: it requires us to bear on our heart the burden of those for whom we pray.
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As coaches, any work you may do, it's been done long ago.
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I have 1.4 million followers on Twitter. I get very interesting, sometimes very diverse input from my followers. So it's sort of like this water cooler, digital water cooler, if you want to think about it, where you go and you listen to conversations that are happening that perhaps will shape your thinking.
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Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.
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The one-cylinder ward is one in which the bishop handles all the problems, makes all the decisions, follows through on all the assignments, and faces every challenge. Then, like any other overworked cylinder, he starts to sputter and behave erratically. Eventually, he burns out altogether.
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I'm not interested in the ego trip of creating or not creating. I'm interested in selling a magazine. Rock-bottom, I sell magazines. I'm a thorough professional who does his job.
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At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering early in aviation.
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Our salvation comes to us so easily because it cost God so much.
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Was that what it means to be an adult, to live with ugly ambiguities?
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This is a strange pocket of the western world where it is still deemed utterly acceptable to take smart, successful women and reduce them to beauty pageant contestants.
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My style is a little masculine, and what I loved about Pyer Moss was how well he can make a blazer, the looseness of those pants, or color palette that he chooses from season to season.
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I have so much respect for him. He really just does what his heart is telling him to do. He was amazing to work with and really just a brilliant guy.
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Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.
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It goes without saying that when you're the manager of a Premiership club, you go eight miles down the road and get beaten by a team two divisions below you, it's disappointing.
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Is this really the church of Christ, or are we just calling it the church because of our traditions and history?
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For many, many people, getting married is one of the most important things they will ever do in the pursuit of happiness.
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Part of forgiving people is releasing them from our own agendas.
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Never get behind old people. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal and they never seem to appreciate how little time they have left
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...I have never known a movement in the theater that did not work direct and serious harm. Indeed, I have sometimes felt that the very people associated with various uplifting activities in the theater are people who are astoundingly lacking in idealism.
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The burden of poverty isn't just that you don't always have the things you need, it's the feeling of being embarrassed every day of your life, and you'd do anything to lift that burden.
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Intercession is more than specific: it is pondered: it requires us to bear on our heart the burden of those for whom we pray.
