Gerrit W. Gong Quotes
Heavenly Father does hear every child’s prayer. With infinite love, He beckons us to come believe and belong by covenant.
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I cannot believe how much love people have shown me.
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As a child I really didn't like men at all, in fact.
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I'm not afraid of death. What's to fear? Once you're dead, that's it. Nothing. I don't believe in heaven or hell. That's baloney. What matters is the here and now. Yes, I'm 88, and there are things I can't do: I can't run a race or climb Everest. But isn't life magnificent?
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I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.
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I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.
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And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.
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I happen to believe that there is an afterlife.
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And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously.
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The best thing anyone can do in life is to give opportunities to a child.
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I think as a child you know when it's time for your parents to split. You realise they love each other, but they're not in love with each other. And I think as a child it's much better for your parents to split than for them to stay and have dysfunction within the family.
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In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.
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Both my grandmothers had upright pianos, and I just knew how to play since I was a child. Nobody taught me. I sounded like a grown-up, and then I learned how to read music. I played so well by ear I could fool the teacher to believe I could play the notes. She'd make the mistake of playing the song once, and I could play it.
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I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
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I personally believe that our planet would be absolutely fine without religion, and I also feel we are evolving in that direction.
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I dream for a world which is free of child labour, a world in which every child goes to school. A world in which every child gets his rights.
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I don't care what color the parents are. I don't care if it's a giraffe and a fish living together. If they're raising children who believe they're honored and loved, that's all that's important.
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I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.
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I believe you are never past the point of creating opportunities for yourself.
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It is a most fearful fact to think of, that in every heart there is some secret spring that would be weak at the touch of temptation, and that is liable to be assailed. Fearful, and yet salutary to think of; for the thought may serve to keep our moral nature braced. It warns us that we can never stand at ease, or lie down in this field of life, without sentinels of watchfulness and campfires of prayer.
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What I learned was that celebrities come to me with a preconceived notion. They think I'm fun, or they've worked with me, or they know me, or we've met. So there's a lot of backstuff on the 'Vicki!' show.
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My parents were in the local church choir, and I used to go along and sing and play the organ at all the weddings and christenings.
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Seek to understand the root. - It is futile to argue as to which single leaf, which design of branch, or which attractive flower you like; when you understand the root, you understand all its blossoming.
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I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation.
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Heavenly Father does hear every child’s prayer. With infinite love, He beckons us to come believe and belong by covenant.
