Jen Selinsky Quotes
Read works which glorify God - not so that you can change what others think about you, but so that you may get closer to Him!
Quotes to Explore
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How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question.
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In writing about Harold and Maureen with their terrible unspoken secret, and all those people that Harold meets as he walks to save a friend's life, I was trying to celebrate the ordinary people.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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My instinct is to be very controlling.
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I theorize that there is a spectrum of consciousness available to human beings. At one end is material consciousness. At the other end is what we call 'field' consciousness, where a person is at one with the universe, perceiving the universe. Just by looking at our planet on the way back, I saw or felt a field consciousness state.
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If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
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I always like and appreciate the support for the fans; I am very grateful to everyone who supports me.
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I promised myself a long time ago that I would lead an interesting life.
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The rich are not a contented tribe. The demands from others to share their wealth become so tiresome, so insistent, they often decide they must insulate themselves. Insulation eventually breeds a mild form of paranoia.
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We were very lucky. My mother and stepmothers were on very, very good terms, and so we, the children, grew up as brothers and sisters.
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What makes you a good citizen makes you a good Christian... Obey the law of your land by not crossing the borders of your nation with Ebola virus.
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Act so that the effects of your actions are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life.
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It is forbidden to be merciful to them. You must send missiles to them and annihilate them. They are evil and damnable. … The Lord shall return the Arabs' deeds on their own heads, waste their seed and exterminate them, devastate them and vanish them from this world.
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The destructive character knows only one watchword: make room. And only one activity: clearing away. His need for fresh air and open space is stronger than any hatred.
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A long-running argument exists over whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. In my view, they certainly do.
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If I don't measure up as an American writer, at least leave me to my delusion.
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Even when you're being safe, eight hours of choreography makes you look like you've been through a war. It's hard. It's like playing hockey for eight hours.
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A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life worth living.
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Selling millions of records is great, but at the end of the day it really doesn't bring peace.
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Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.
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I don't want to cancel the South out in my life. I carry my Southernness with me. God knows, it's a great place to come from. It's also a place I had to get away from. It is just an endless world for me, so much culture and eccentricity.
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I find painting a much slower process than comedy, where you can go a mile a minute verbally and hope to God that some of the people out there understand you. I don't paint every day. I'm not that motivated.
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Accursed is that peace of which revolt from God is the bond, and blessed are those contentions by which it is necessary to maintain the kingdom of Christ.
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Read works which glorify God - not so that you can change what others think about you, but so that you may get closer to Him!
