J. C. Ryle Quotes
The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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More than anything for me, making music is about taking nothing and making something.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same.
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I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around trying to get the spotlight. I was very shy. I never sang in front of people 'til I was about 17 years old.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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I always try to keep one very feminine quality to my style.
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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.
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If wanted to play a sport, I played a sport. If I wanted to do things that many girls born in 1950 didn't do, I did it.
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Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
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Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.
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The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also promote some behavioral change.
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I can't cook to save my life.
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Most Israelis have a sense, 'We just don't want to live in the Middle East anymore. We don't want it to be the Middle East. Were going to just build a wall or operate unilaterally' - not try to even use force as used to be the case to convince Arabs to accept Israel by convincing them that Israel is here to stay and then negotiating.
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I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.
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Having a son is not all pleasure.
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My stuff always starts with interviews. I start interviewing people, and then slowly but surely, a movie insinuates itself.
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A bossy woman is someone to search out and celebrate. A bossy woman is someone who cares and commits and is a natural leader.
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There's something about the intimacy of comics that gives you a false bravado; you don't always consider the consequences.
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These are hard times. The world hurts. We live in fear and forget to walk with hope. But hope has not forgotten you. So ask it to dinner. It's probably hungry and would appreciate the invitation.
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The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.
