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"Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence."
"Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love."
"Forgiveness. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. You are relieved of carrying that burden of resentment. You really are lighter. You feel lighter. You just drop that."
"She was bored. She loved, had capacity to love, for love, to give and accept love. Only she tried twice and failed twice to find somebody not just strong enough to deserve it, earn it, match it, but even brave enough to accept it."
"Do you think I give a damn about your and your pathetic violin?"
"Positive images of the future are a powerful and magnetic force... They draw us on and energize us, give us courage and will to take on important initiatives. Negative images of the future also have a magnetism. They pull the spirit downward in the path of despair."
"You can always-always-give something, even if it's a simple act of kindness! If everyone were to give in this way and didn't scrimp on kindly words, there would be much more love and justice in the world!"
"If you want to control a population... give them a God to worship."
"Nobody gives you a chance, you got to take chances."
"When I say or do something I do it, I don't give a damn what you think, I'm doing this for me."
"Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion."
"I think no human being can give more than this. Making life possible for the other, if only for a moment."
"It's not about knowing all the gimmicks and photo tricks. If you haven't got the eye, no program will give it to you."
"Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside. Bestow upon us also, O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our Lord."
"Beloved, pursue Jesus and you will experience wisdom in every area of your life. You cannot try to earn, deserve or study to acquire God’s wisdom. It comes by His unmerited favor. His wisdom will give you good success in your career. It will cause you to succeed as a student, parent or spouse."
"It all begins and ends in your mind. What you give power to, has power over you, if you allow it."
"You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life."
"One day I realized that I really needed to stop losing myself in my work and in my addictions. What happens is you just wake up one morning and feel absolutely dead. You can't even drag your soul back into your body. You feel you have negated everything that is wonderful about life. When you have fallen that far, it feels like a miracle when you regain your love of life. That's when you can begin really looking for a relationship. When you can appreciate the whole concept of giving to someone, not just taking."
"When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt."
"If you give people light, they will find their own way."
