"Desire is the putting of my will into Godâ€™s concern. Itâ€™s not a passive, sitting back in your easy chair, folding your arms sort of thing, which says, 'Well, Iâ€™m willing, if God would only give me a good swift kick and send me.' Thatâ€™s willingness all right. But God doesnâ€™t want willingness, He wants will! He wants your will put behind those desires."

-- Jim Elliot

#Giving Quotes #Desire Quotes #Sitting Quotes

“People are nice enough, but you can hear the giant tick of the second hand. People are so harried.”
“There's always an imbalance with actors and actresses in the industry. And I think because there are just fewer movies overall being made, it's that trickle down effect.”
“Politics are about power; we cannot evade that truth or its consequences. We dream of a better world but it is in Utopia - that is, nowhere.”
“Changing is what people do when they have no options left.”

Source : Holly Black (2012). “Red Glove”, p.146, Simon and Schuster
“We are never as modern, as far ahead of the past as we like to think we are.”
“We don't realize how much we create reality through language. If we say that life is hard, it will be hard.”
“I look at the human life like an experiment. Every new moment, every new experience, tragic or otherwise, is an opportunity to gain a more accurate perspective and helps lead me to clarity.”
“A close, daily intimacy between two people has to be paid for: it requires a great deal of experience of life, logic, and warmth of heart on both sides to enjoy each otherâ€™s good qualities without being irritated by each otherâ€™s shortcomings and blaming each other for them.”

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