"God does some of God's best work with people who are seriously lost."

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Source : Barbara Brown Taylor (2009). “An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith”, p.73, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

Barbara Brown Taylor

#People Quotes #Doe Quotes #Lost Quotes

“I want to show kids, look where I came from. You can do it too if you believe and are willing to work hard.”
“I trained and trained and went up against Kurt, then being a world champion in '94, and after that I did Tommy's tour and then my tour and all this stuff and just trying to deal with it all. And now, I've just kind of backed off a little.”
“I put everything in God's hands, asking him to give me strength and understanding. I asked him to help me to be strong for my family and that he would continue to take care of us. One day, shortly after that, I woke up really inspired.”
“If I hammer my own thumb while doing some DIY, it's not nice, but it's not the end of the world. To care obsessively about similar levels of discomfort in animals seems to be a case of mistaken moral priorities.”
“It's a glorious universe the positive thinkers have come up with, a vast, shimmering aurora borealis in which desires mingle freely with their realizations. ... Dreams go out and fulfill themselves; wishes need only to be articulated.”
“The PLO and the Palestinian people adhere to the renouncement of violence and rejection and condemning of terrorism in all its forms, especially State terrorism, and adhere to all agreements signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel.”

Source : Abbas UN speech: Annotated extracts, www.bbc.com. September 23, 2011.
“There's a difference between climate & weather, moron!”
“My goal as an actor, as an up-and-coming actor in this business is to stay consistent with the work and if you do good work, and stay focused on the work, writers and directors will pay attention.”

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