"The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things."

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Source : William Ames (1968). “The marrow of theology”

William Ames

#Pleasure Quotes #Divine Quotes

“It's going to be a combination Scopes trial, revolution in the streets, Woodstock Festival and People's Park, all rolled into one.”
“I didn't cry when I left free-booting, smash-and-grab papers that would have appeared to be far more natural homes for me and, at the risk of being vulgar, paid far better for my services.”
“We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile.”
“If writers learn more from their books than do readers, perhaps I may have begun to learn.”
“If you want something you just have to see it and believe in it and not take no for an answer.”

Source : "Rick Springfield: The Journey Is Never Over". Interview with Howard Kerbel, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 19, 2014.
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
“As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.”

Source : Clarence Darrow (2012). “Attorney for the Damned: Clarence Darrow in the Courtroom”, p.147, University of Chicago Press
“I had four C-sections and my stomach looked like the map of the world. My breasts were hanging down to here from breastfeeding those babies, and my nipples were like platters. I wanted to fit into the gowns that I finally got to wear.”

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