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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I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
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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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My answer to that i.e. the question of whether Ruth hoped to set a new single-season HR record was 'No.' I don't believe I can ever better my 60 mark that I made in 1927. And, frankly, I don't believe anyone else will beat it for a long time either.
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'The thing is to be happy,' he said. 'No matter what. Just try that. You can. It gets to be easier and easier. It's nothing to do with circumstances. You wouldn't believe how good it is. Accept everything and then tragedy disappears. Or tragedy lightens, anyway, and you're just there, going along easy in the world.'
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I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy.
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I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things.
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I choose not to believe in superstitions. On race day, I have plans that I follow. I don't necessarily think about brushing my hair a certain way or doing certain things that make no sense as it relates to my performance.
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My first paying job in Los Angeles was taking tickets at the Bing under Ron Haver.
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A gentleman makes friends by learning together with others, and he looks to friends to help him cultivate benevolence.
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By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would have made more but had to provide our own machines, which cost us $45, we paying for them on the installment plan. We paid $5 down and $1 a month after that.
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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.
