Corrie Ten Boom Quotes
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I thought that communism, the tyranny of communism, was an abomination and I beseeched God to bring that terrible evil down and he did. It was a great triumph, it took awhile, but it happened.
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I remember, one day, I just printed out about a hundred CVs, and I was running around London. I was going to modeling agencies, temping agencies, anything. I was so desperate.
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it.
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I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
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I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does. You can never do that.
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Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
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I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
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When I'm writing, I'm in an isolation chamber. I'm not one to think about that outside world stuff when I'm writing.
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You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.
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The Republicans are coming - make nice.
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New York is such a diverse place in and of itself, it would be ridiculous to see it otherwise.
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Americans believe cotton is best, but we've invented new fabrics that will change your lifestyle.
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I am not afraid of taking risks. We have to take risks for peace.
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Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.
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Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.
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It's expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that's not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis.
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I want to be more than just some guy who played in a World Cup final.
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If Madonna asks anybody to go and hang out with them for a month, they'd all do it.
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Above all, what I learned from my Sensei was how to wait. I believe I learned the meaning of waiting on one foot. If I understand anything in this life, it is how to wait. It is not an answer. But for me it is everything.
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In this dark world, the Lord Jesus gave us the task of passing on His love.
