"The will of God is always a bigger thing than we bargain for, but we must believe that whatever it involves, it is good, acceptable and perfect."

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Jim Elliot

#Believe Quotes #Perfect Quotes #Bigger Quotes

“I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that 'all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.' To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless field of power not longer susceptible of any definition.”
“How can you stop writing?”
“There's this whole idea of perfection. What young girls don't realize is that these girls do have problems. It's good for people to realize everyone is human.”
“Forget about enlightenment. Sit down wherever you are and listen to the wind that is singing in your veins. Feel the love, the longing and the fear in your bones. Open your heart to who you are, right now, not who you would like to be. Not the saint you're striving to become. But the being right here before you, inside you, around you. All of you is holy. You're already more and less than whatever you can know. Breathe out, look in, let go.”
“Fans are almost always nice. I really find that they rarely come on too strong.”
“I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that”
“Being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view to a viewing point - a higher, more expansive place, from which you can see both sides.”
“I have had really positive experiences in every medium, as well as horrible experiences in every medium.”

Source : "Jimmi Simpson Tackles Sorkin's Farnsworth". Interview with James Sims, www.broadwayworld.com. January 25, 2007.

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