Adoniram Judson Quotes
We have this consolation, that it was the evident dispensation of God which brought us to this country; and still further, that if the world was all before us, where to choose our place of rest, we should not desire to leave Burmah.
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During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground.
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The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country?
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I can go all over the world with Skype.
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At the cross God wrapped his heart in flesh and blood and let it be nailed to the cross for our redemption.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious.
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Desire is the very essence of man.
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China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes in the direction of wind power.
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White Americans today don't know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made.
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You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end.
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He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise.
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How in the world any one weighing 185 pounds can be cute is beyond me.
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A storm swept the world in 1968. It started in Vietnam, then blew across Asia, crossing the sea and the mountains to Europe and beyond. A brutal war waged by the U.S. against a poor southeast Asian country was seen every night on television.
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When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a writer, I find I need that to explain the world I'm writing about.
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I like the outdoors and the natural world. Environmental issues.
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It's also reflective of a young person's religion or faith in that it's highly charged with sacramental imagery and with country imagery, because I was in the seminary for so many years in the country.
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Criminals gravitate into government positions like natural law.
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We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.
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At times, I can be vocal about what I think people want to hear as opposed to being vocal about what I really feel.
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Les utopies ne sont souvent que des verités prématurées.
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Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby. This is also true of religion, although you will not find me saying so in print.
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I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
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We have this consolation, that it was the evident dispensation of God which brought us to this country; and still further, that if the world was all before us, where to choose our place of rest, we should not desire to leave Burmah.
