George Whitefield Quotes
To preach more than half an hour, a man should be an angel himself or have angels for hearers.
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Most people who went about saying a ghost had poked them with a brolly would be locked up somewhere.
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Guys who are charismatic and fun-loving and sweet and generous are the ones I want to date.
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People identify with other people for different reasons, and I personally am really comfortable around lesbians because, in some ways, we view women the same way.
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The thing is, one in three women in the Western world will end up having an abortion, but they never talk about it. When you keep silent about that stuff, it is because you are embarrassed by the societal distaste of the topic.
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When you write for a show that's not yours, your job is to hear the voices of the characters and write as best you can for those voices.
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My whole life I've been so self-conscious about being skinny. And just recently I don't care anymore. All insecurities are projected because of what you think others are saying about you, but they don't really matter at all. My only real insecurities in high school were having such long legs and thick hair-things I'm so very grateful for now.
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The Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I will negotiate proceeding from our national interests: the interests of Russia and the interests of Japan. We should find a compromise.
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The discovery of nuclear chain reactions need not bring about the destruction of mankind any more than did the discovery of matches. We only must do everything in our power to safeguard against its abuse. Only a supranational organization, equipped with a sufficiently strong executive power, can protect us.
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Autumn's the mellow time.
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Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.
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Civilisation is hooped together, brought Under a rule, under the semblance of peace By manifold illusion.
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The only person in all the world who can give you pleasure, or deny it, is yourself. No matter how much we love someone, the decision to experience pleasure, and to make room for it in our lives, is an internal one. If you are resistant, you could be around the most joyous people in the world and be miserable.
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There is no shortcut to holiness; it must be the business of our whole lives.
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I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do.
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If two angels were sent down from heaven -one to conduct an empire and the other to sweep the streets -they would feel no inclination to change employment because an angel would know that no matter what we are doing, it's an opportunity to bring joy, deepen our understanding and expand our life.
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To preach more than half an hour, a man should be an angel himself or have angels for hearers.
