Corrie Ten Boom Quotes
Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.
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Ninety percent of the comic books I've written in the past had little or nothing to do with Islam.
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I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?'
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
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I never thought of a career of as a model, and it was a total surprise for me when I won the contest and became Miss Chelyabinsk. Then I started modelling in Paris.
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I love my sleep.
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The smartest thing I ever did as a writer was hire a retired conservation agent to blaze a hiking trail for me. It's nothing fancy - just a narrow path that meanders for a little over a mile through the woods near my home. But that trail through the trees has become my therapist, my personal trainer, and my best editor.
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Women are put in a position of feeling embarrassed about their bodies. It's so ridiculous, but also astounding - we have to always be apologetic about having created the human race.
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I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.
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If your access to health care involves your leaving work and driving somewhere and parking and waiting for a long time, that's not going to promote healthiness.
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The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.
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There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.
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Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection.
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It was authority that turned men suspicious and stern-faced. Authority and responsibility which made them not themselves, but a sort of corporate body that tried to think as a corporate body rather than as a person.
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A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.
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If you get stuck, draw with a different pen. Change your tools; it may free your thinking.
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These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition.
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Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
