Ted Dekker Quotes
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I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.
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The hardest thing is the idea. Ideas come from somewhere but as far as we know they come from nowhere.
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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
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Before, I could meet and greet all my fans one by one, but now, it's hard to remember all of their names. And my actions can sometimes cause misunderstandings. If I bow to one side, I've heard people from the other side ask why I didn't bow there.
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My father always taught me to appreciate what you're fortunate to have and give back to those who need it. No part of our society is more important than the children, especially the ones who need our help.
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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
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Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.
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It was my mother who got me involved in gymnastics, sending me to classes when I was six just to stop me doing back flips on the couch and destroying the furniture.
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I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.
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I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
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Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
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I had so many faux-parents.
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You have friends, and they die. You have a disease, someone you care about has a disease, Wall Street people are scamming everyone, the poor get poorer, the rich get richer. That's what we're surrounded by all the time.
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My favorite weekend activity is riding bikes to breakfast.
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Some people like having eyes upon them and I don't.
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I sing all the time. But maybe nobody's hearing it, because I'm singing in my car or in my house or whatever. I don't need the roar of the crowd, and I don't need to hear cheers to feel validated.
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The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.
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People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.
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There's no such thing as perfect people. There's no such thing as a perfect life. So come as you are, broken and scarred. Lift up your heart and be amazed and be changed by a perfect God.
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It's hard to believe. Where does the times go?' Betty sighs. 'I've always hated that phrase. It makes it would like time went on a holiday, and is expected back any day now. Time flies is another one I hate. Apparently, time does quite a bit of traveling, though.
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Humor is a way to deal with stresses. It is a way to cope.
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But sometimes imperfect tools lead us toward perfect ends.
