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“Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life. ...We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.”
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“God's people, in God's place, under God's rule”
Source : Graeme Goldsworthy (1987). “Gospel and Wisdom: Israel's Wisdom Literature in the Christian Life”
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“Chess has given me a lot more than I could ask for. I have been able to feel special, travel the world and do what I truly enjoy. Moreover, chess players love being their own boss and hate having to wake up early!”
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“I was disappointed, not because we had lost the war but because our people had allowed it to go on for so many years, instead of heeding the few voices of protest against all that mass insanity and slaughter.”
Source : George Grosz (1982). “The autobiography of George Grosz: a small yes and a big no”
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“(from John Hay's diary) “The President never appeared to better advantage in the world,†Hay proudly noted in his diary. “Though He knows how immense is the danger to himself from the unreasoning anger of that committee, he never cringed to them for an instant. He stood where he thought he was right and crushed them with his candid logic.”
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“With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.”
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“We all need friends with whom we can speak of our deepest concerns, and who do not fear to speak the truth in love to us.”
Source : Margaret Guenther (1992). “Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction”, p.12, Cowley Publications
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“Suppose you turn your attention inward in search of this 'I'. You may encounter nothing more than an ever changing stream of consciousness, a flow of thoughts and feelings in which there is no real self to be discovered.”
Source : Jim Holt (2012). “Why Does the World Exist?: One Man's Quest for the Big Answer”, p.256, Profile Books
