Down To Earth Quotes - Page 8

• People want to know everything, and so they put you in the limelight. Sometimes, I am not down to earth, and I think I am flying away from the outer realms of reality.

  Karl Lagerfeld

  Reality, Thinking, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• The Bible is meant to be down-to-earth. It was written for real people facing real issues.

  Judah Smith

  Real, Issues, People

  Judah Smith (2013). “Jesus Is: Find a New Way to Be Human”, p.13, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans--and all that lives and move upon them. He has given us all green things and everything that blossoms and bears fruit and all that we quarrel about and all that we have misused--and to save us from our foolishness, from all our sins, He came down to earth and gave us Himself.

  Sigrid Undset

  Christmas, Stars, Ocean

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• How do we accomplish this matter of gathering life together in God? We must begin primarily by refocusing our attention keeping our minds and hearts directed toward God. The essence of the centered life is attention to God in all we think, say and do. It is the growing realization of His presence in our most down-to-earth living.

  Sue Monk Kidd

  Heart, Thinking, Essence

  Sue Monk Kidd (1987). “God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• It was time to take the pumpkin out of the pot and eat it. In the final analysis, that was what solved these big problems of life. You could think and think and get nowhere, but you still had to eat your pumpkin. That brought you down to earth. That gave you a reason for going on. Pumpkin.

  Alexander McCall Smith

  Thinking, Finals, Analysis

  FaceBook post by Alexander McCall Smith from Oct 19, 2011

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• I'm a very down-to-earth person, but it is my job to make that earth more pleasant.

  Karl Lagerfeld

  Fashion, Jobs, Earth

  "Karl Lagerfeld Has 1,000 High-Collared White Shirts, His Father Made Condensed Milk, and More Fascinating Karl Intel!" by Danica Lo, www.glamour.com. November 7, 2011.

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• We must begin to believe that God, in the mystery of prayer, has entrusted us with a force that can move the Heavenly world, and can bring its power down to earth.

  Andrew Murray

  Prayer, Believe, Moving

  Andrew Murray (1997). “Reaching Your World For Christ”, p.47, Whitaker House

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• Fundamentals are right down to earth. And one fundamental is: You have to make calls. Nothing happens until you make a call. It’s that fundamental!

  Ben Feldman

  Fundamentals, Earth, Happens

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• You and I, it's as though we have been taught to kiss in heaven and sent down to earth together, to see if we know what we were taught.

  Boris Pasternak

  Romantic, Couple, Kissing

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• Well, I think the Yoruba gods are truthful. Truthful in the sense that i consider religion and the construct of deities simply an extension of human qualities taken, if you like, to the nth degree. i mistrust gods who become so separated from humanity that enormous crimes can be committed in their names. i prefer gods who can be brought down to earth and judged, if you like.

  Wole Soyinka

  Taken, Thinking, Names

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• With the Eucharist, therefore, heaven comes down to earth, the tomorrow of God descends into the present and it is as if time remains embraced by divine eternity.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Faith, Inspiration, Heaven

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• A bird can fly as high as it wants but it eventually has to come down to earth and get some water... and when it comes down to get that water that's when you strike.

  Kimbo Slice

  Athlete, Water, Bird

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

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• Want a happier, more content life? I highly recommend the down-to-earth methods you'll find in 'Mindfulness.' Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman have teamed up to give us scientifically grounded techniques we can apply in the midst of our everyday challenges and catastrophes.

  Daniel Goleman

  Giving, Challenges, Everyday

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