Genuine Quotes - Page 32

• Final perseverance is the necessary evidence of genuine conversion.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Perseverance, Finals, Evidence

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon (2009). “Sermons on the Last Days”, p.118, Hendrickson Publishers

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• I would not send my child to a vacation Bible school in 99.9% of the Baptist churches in America. Have some teacher that doesn't even understand anything about the gospel of Jesus Christ, ask those little children, 'How many of you want to go to Heaven?' and damn most of them! Harden their heart to the gospel with some silly profession of faith because it was a silly proclamation of the gospel! It brought no genuine repentance, it brought no faith; it's no different than the Roman church that baptizes every infant that is born.

  Paul Washer

  Teacher, Jesus, Children

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• A true Christian will be sensitive to the sin in their life and it will lead them to brokenness and genuine confession, but the person who says they are a Christian and are not sensitive to sin, it does not lead them to confession, a person who is that way is not a Christian.

  Paul Washer

  Christian, Doe, Way

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• In the gospel of Jesus, sincere and costly discipleship always accompanies genuine conversion. The gospel of Jesus teaches men that a mere profession of faith alone is no sound evidence of salvation.

  Paul Washer

  Jesus, Men, Sound

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• Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.

  Auguste Escoffier

  Foundation, Cuisine, Culinary

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• Genuine feelings are never the product of conscious effort. They are quite simply there, and they are there for a very good reason, even if that reason is not always apparent.

  Alice Miller

  Effort, Feelings, Reason

  Alice Miller (2006). “The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Cruel Parenting”, p.20, W. W. Norton & Company

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• To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit.

  Jack Kornfield

  Spiritual, Warrior, Needs

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• As we follow a genuine path of practice, our sufferings may seem to increase because we no longer hide from them or from ourselves. When we do not follow the old habits of fantasy and escape, we are left facing the actual problems and contradictions of our life.

  Jack Kornfield

  Practice, Old Habits, Suffering

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• It takes courage to grieve, to honor the pain we carry. We can grieve in tears or in meditative silence, in prayer or in song. In touching the pain of recent and long-held griefs, we come face to face with our genuine human vulnerability, with helplessness and hopelessness. These are the storm clouds of the heart.

  Jack Kornfield

  Song, Prayer, Pain

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• Helping others is a question of being genuine and projecting that genuineness to others. This way of being doesn't have to have a title or a name particularly. It is just being ultimately decent.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Helping Others, Names, Titles

  Chogyam Trungpa (2008). “Ocean of Dharma: The Everyday Wisdom of Chogyam Trungpa”, p.359, Shambhala Publications

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• Making the extra effort to say thanks in a genuine, personal manner goes a long way. It is pleasurable to do, and it encourages more of the same good behavior.

  Richard Branson

  Long, Effort, Way

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• The philosophy of Africanism holds out the hope of a genuine democracy beyond the stormy sea of struggle

  Robert Sobukwe

  Philosophy, Struggle, Sea

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• The genuine values in America arose from rational thought and breaking with tradition, not from blind allegiance to dirt and cloth.

  Stefan Molyneux

  America, Dirt, Blind

  Twitter post from Dec 16, 2016

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• I looked back at some of my earlier published stories with genuine horror and remorse. I got thinking, How many extant copies might there be, who owns them, and do they keep their doors locked?

  Richard Russo

  Thinking, Doors, Stories

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• Simply giving employees a sense of agency- a feeling that they are in control, that they have genuine decision-making authority - can radically increase how much energy and focus they bring to their jobs.

  Charles Duhigg

  Jobs, Agency, Giving

  Charles Duhigg (2012). “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change”, p.151, Random House

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• It is facile to imply that smoking, alcoholism, overeating, or other ingrained patters can be upended without real effort. Genuine change requires work and self-understanding of the cravings driving behaviours.

  Charles Duhigg

  Real, Self Understanding, Effort

  "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business". Book by Charles Duhigg, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 28, 2012.

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• Mapping out dozens of deeply focused trips around the world has convinced me that preparation no more spoils the chance for spontaneity and serendipity than discipline ruins the opportunity for genuine self-expression in sports, acting, or the tea ceremony.

  Phil Cousineau

  Sports, Opportunity, Self

  Phil Cousineau (2012). “The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred”, p.71, Conari Press

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• Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like? Imagine the freedoms that come from the ability to enjoy things without having to acquire them, own them, possess them. Try to envision a relationship based on acceptance and genuine care rather than expectation. Imagine feeling completely satisfied and content with your life just as it is. Who wouldn't want this? This is the enjoyment of non-attachment.

  Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

  Inspirational, Life, Relationship

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• Authentic Christians are persons who stand apart from others. Their character seems deeper, their ideas fresher, their spirit softer, their courage greater, their leadership stronger, their concerns wider, their compassion more genuine and their convictions more concrete.

  Bill Hybels

  Christian, Character, Compassion

  "Too Busy Not to Pray". Book by Bill Hybels, 1994.

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• Genuine mental health would involve a balanced interplay of both modes of experience, a way of life in which one's identification with the ego is playful and tentative rather than absolute and mandatory, while the concern with material possessions is pragmatic rather than obsessive.

  Fritjof Capra

  Ego, Way, Mental Health

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• I'm not afraid to speak out, and say things that I want to do, or do the things that I want to do, so um, I think in the end, being natural, and being, being actually genuine is what wins.

  Freddie Mercury

  Thinking, Winning, Speaks Out

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• I mean that the function of the police is to solve problems that have law-enforcement consequences in a way that is based on a genuine partnership with the neighborhood in both the venting of the problem and the discussion of the solution.

  James Q. Wilson

  Mean, Law, Police

  "No Easy Answers: An Interview with James Q. Wilson". Interview with William D. Eggers and John O'Leary, reason.com. February 1, 1995.

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• The State is not the nation, and the State can be modified and even abolished in its present form, without harming the nation. On the contrary, with the passing of the dominance of the State, the genuine life-enhancing forces of the nation will be liberated.

  Randolph Bourne

  Dominance, Force, States

  Randolph Silliman Bourne (1919). “Untimely Papers”

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• What I want from my lovers is real, unadulterated love, and from my genuine workers I expect real work done.

  Meher Baba

  Real, Done, Want

  "What Baba Means by Real Work". Meher Baba's address in Rajahmundry, India, 1954.

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• The economic distress of America's inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and jobs in disadvantaged urban areas fuels not only a crushing cycle of poverty but also crippling social problems such as drug abuse and crime… A sustainable economic base can be created in the inner city, but only as it has been created elsewhere: through private, for-profit initiatives and investment based on economic self-interest and genuine competitive advantage.

  Michael Porter

  Crush, Jobs, Cities

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