Dave Dravecky famous quotes
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I've come to realize that real growth of character takes place in the valleys of life.
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Do not deny the impact your life can have on others.
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I have learned that God’s silence to my questions is not a door slammed in my face. I may not have the answers—but I do have him.
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All you have to do is pick up a baseball. It begs to you: throw me. If you took a year to design an object to hurl, you'd end up with that little spheroid small enough to nestle in your fingers but big enough to have some heft, lighter than a rock but heavier than a hunk of wood. Its even, neat stitching, laced into the leather's slippery white surface, gives your fingers a purchase. A baseball was made to throw. It's almost irresistible.
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I have learned that God’s silence to my questions is not a door slammed in my face. I may not have the answers—but I do have him.
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The reality of heaven doesn't take away the pain of or suffering or our losses, but it assures us that our pain is temporary.
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When I broke my arm, I knew there was something a lot bigger than baseball (about to happen) ... I had a sense that God had something for me, something bigger than baseball.
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Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
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Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don't speculate, simply look at what is there.
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Most people's major life changes don't come from reading an article in the newspaper; they come from reading longer-form essays or thoughtful books, which are much more convincing and detailed.
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The whole bible is the working out of the relationship between God and man. God is not a dictator barking out orders and demanding silent obedience. Were it so, there would be no relationship at all. No real relationship goes just one way. There are always two active parties. We must have reverence and awe for God, and honor for the chain of tradition. But that doesn't mean we can't use new information to help us read the holy texts in new ways.
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Celebrity is a national drama whose characters' parts and plots are written by the tabloids, gossip columnists, websites and interactive buttons. The famous don't actually have to turn up to their own lives at all.
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Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett, Captain Mainwaring, Rigsby, Del Boy, Victor Meldrew and on to David Brent from The Office. The most deeply adored characters are all simply vile.
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The difference between human heroes and sacred characters lies just in this: the man is just a man, but behind the man of God, God Himself is ever standing greater than the man and overshadowing him by His infinite and glorious presence.
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But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
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Be more interested in people's character, than their contributions.
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I never really thought of myself as being an action hero or a leading man, or any of that. I'm a character actor.
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