"I was a member of the Politburo for seven years, a foreign minister."

-- Eduard Shevardnadze

#Years Quotes #Seven Quotes #Ministers Quotes

“I'm just dying to return to the Octagon and do the thing I most love in my life. That's what I want right now.”
“You are not so good a Christian when you are neglecting a plain duty as when you are performing it. And joining the church is a plain duty for all who mean to be Christians.”

Source : Washington Gladden (1876). “Being a Christian: what it Means and how to Begin”
“The time for your labor has been granted.”
“Maybe we are a little crazy. After all, we believe in things we don't see. The Scriptures say that faith is "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Heb. 11:1). We believe poverty can end even though it is all around us. We believe in peace even though we hear only rumours of wars. And since we are people of expectation, we are so convinced that another world is coming that we start living as if it were already here.”
“One is not the victim of mentation but instead is the very originator by virtue of intention to extract projected value. With this understanding, one is free from being dominated by the false "I" of the experiencer.”
“And I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and I'd see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead.”
“I think I've been wishing for celebrity for so long that I've got used to being someone who's petitioning the establishment for acceptance... my whole schtick, my whole identity, is so wrapped up in being a petitioner that I don't really know how to react now that petition has been granted.”
“Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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