Michael W. Smith Quotes
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We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging war in Afghanistan, for example, but it's an asymmetrical war where the enemies are criminals instead of soldiers.
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Wealth is the ultimate panacea to poverty.
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I'm still learning how to do things - like lining my eyes? Forget it.
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It's all about exploring the more unpredictable aspects in the character, not just fighting people.
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The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it.
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I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.
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Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.
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Great scientific contributions have been techniques.
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I came face-to-face with a gorilla which was quite good, but it was a 10-hour trek in bad weather, up hills, covered in mud, with mosquitoes everywhere and when we got there the gorilla's just sat there doing nowt.
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Even in the tough times, He's still a good God.
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You might be surprised by how interested young people are in older people.
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People expect you to be doing something cool all the time. In a normal life, that's not happening!
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My wife will automatically quote and compare the price of diesel at every petrol station we drive by, like she's got oil-based Tourette's.
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My 20s were spent in a room, alone, mixing paints and figuring it all out.
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When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.
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It's only because I feel like such a philistine spending all that time in hair and makeup that I started to knit. I used to spend that time studying Italian and French. Then after I had two kids, my brain turned to mush and I took up knitting.
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I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love.
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Business is all about the customer: what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and is delivered with amazing customer service.
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The Flutie Bowl is a great event that brings together people who really care about the autism community. We always have a great time bowling and playing music.
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The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt.
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I don't think that much change comes from economists. I think it comes more from political realities. Probably the two giants of the 20th century, who actually did shift government policy in the U.S. and around the world, were John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman. I don't see anybody in our system who is at that level of influence.
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Don't be afraid to see the gift and talent you have, because that thing could lead to a substantial career for you. Because we all do something as good or better than most people.
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It is not the constant thought of their sins, but the vision of the holiness of God that makes the saints aware of their own sinfulness.
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I think one of my greatest gifts is leading worship.
