Corrie Ten Boom Quotes
The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not being able to do something, and enter God’s realm where everything is possible. He specializes in the impossible. Nothing is too great for His almighty power. Nothing is too small for His love.
Quotes to Explore
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What I know about this world is that white people will take care of themselves. And what I have learned is that if you are where they are on an equal basis, they cannot take care of themselves without taking care of you.
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Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great.
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For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.
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History must share with reading, writing and arithmetic first rank as the most important subjects in the curriculum. Understanding the issues on which citizens of a republic are expected to vote is impossible without an understanding of the past.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that.
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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A reviewer once commented that my urban fantasy novels were paced more like epic fantasy, in that they relied on complex world-building and a gradual immersion in the lives of the characters.
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I've always had mostly women come out to see me perform. That's the reason the guys show up; they know R. Kelly is going to draw the women. Most of the songs I'm singing are catering to women anyway.
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My son has taken liking for sports and is most of the time playing cricket and football. It is so much fun being with them, as I'm enjoying every phase of motherhood.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny.
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Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a serious economic impact on vulnerable communities, making them a priority can save lives and markedly improve people's quality of life.
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The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
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No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.
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We are a bunch of people who are totally passionate about serving God and his church. Our hearts were (and still are!) desperate to see God move in our youth group and he really did about 10 years ago and we started to write songs and God has really blessed what we do and now we get to share it with a whole lot more people than we ever thought!
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Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
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15 minutes a day! Give me just this and I'll prove I can make you a new man.
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If any man has drunk a little too deeply from the cup of physical pleasure; if he has spent too much time at his desk that should have been spent asleep; if his fine spirits have become temporarily dulled; if he finds the air too damp, the minutes too slow, and the atmosphere too heavy to withstand; if he is obsessed by a fixed idea which bars him from any freedom of thought: if he is any of these poor creatures, we say, let him be given a good pint of amber-flavored chocolate... and marvels will be performed.
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The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not being able to do something, and enter God’s realm where everything is possible. He specializes in the impossible. Nothing is too great for His almighty power. Nothing is too small for His love.
