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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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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I think the key for a child to do well in a divorce is, very simply, you have to be honest with them.
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I believe in diversity in front of and behind the camera.
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A picture is like a prayer; you're offering a prayer to get something, and in a sense it's like a gift of God because you have practically no control-at least I don't.
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To be silent is sometimes an art, yet not so great a one as certain people would have us believe, who are wisest they are most silent.
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Artists who are passionate about their music and in love with their art go independent because they want to continue making music and serving it to the world.
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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.
