J. C. Ryle Quotes
The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed - but to be practiced.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes people think drawing and painting is mucking about when actually it is a highly skilled activity.
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I've always thought Shawn Michaels's story is fascinating.
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We encourage whistleblowers to come forward in instances where the government is a victim.
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I did three and a half years in the architecture school with no real love or feel for it. After quite a while I realized I don't like to pick up a pen and freely sketch and let my imagination run towards structures. And if I don't have that natural desire, what am I doing here? How did I let this illusion go on so long?
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The love that exists between people who share religious values and experiences can be the most satisfying and unifying force this side of the solid, happy family.
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Formula One was a very dangerous sport. It still is dangerous. But the danger factor is also the exciting part.
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While the word charity connotes a single act of giving, justice speaks to right living, of aligning oneself with the world in a way that sustains rather than exploits the rest of creation. Justice is not a gift; it’s a lifestyle, a commitment to the Jewish concept of tikkun olam—‘repairing the world.’
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Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.
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People fashion their God after their own understanding. They make their God first and worship him afterwards.
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If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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The investigation of consciousness has come to be regarded suspiciously by most smart people and by most scientists. That's a legacy that began with the Inquisition, which considered non-Christian spiritual inquiry as blasphemous.
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I hope no one who reads this book has been quite as miserable as Susan and Lucy were that night; but if you have been - if you've been up all night and cried till you have no more tears left in you - you will know that there comes in the end a sort of quietness. You feel as if nothing is ever going to happen again.
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Your people eat dry and tasteless flesh but it is off plates as smooth as ivory and as round as the sun.
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington: Today it is 1 in 4.
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I think Paul Martin doesn't mean what he says. He said he would clear this sort of thing up and he didn't do it.
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It would be hard to say that exactly, but antinatalism is a reality in my life, not just an interesting idea. I can feel it in the chilled and weary marrow of my bones.
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India has given me everything. It has made me Vijay Mallya.
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It is so pleasant to learn about new things. Every day I find how little I know, but I do not feel discouraged since God has given me an eternity in which to learn more.
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If there is a God, he or she or it or whatever higher power there is is behind us so long as we're using our music in an inspirational way. I'm here for a reason, and I was given a talent, so I'll continue to try to use it.
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The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed - but to be practiced.
