Our Lives Quotes - Page 27

To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future open. Man, surrounded by facts, permitting himself no surmise, no intuitive flash, no great hypothesis, no risk, is in a locked cell. Ignorance cannot seal the mind and imagination more surely.

Lillian Smith

Believe, Ignorance, Men

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The larger loneliness of our lives evolves from our unwillingness to spend ourselves, stir ourselves. We are always damping down our inner weather, permitting ourselves the comforts of postponement, of rehearsals

Carol Shields

Loneliness, Weather, Rehearsal

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As we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life.

Elizabeth George

Accepting, Easier, Knowing God

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The book can produce an addiction as fierce as heroin or nicotine, forcing us to spend much of our lives, like junkies, in book shops and libraries, those literary counterparts to the opium den.

Phillip Adams

Book, Addiction, Library

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Let's be about leaving this world better than we find it each and every day. Our life is a testimony and through us divine loving is becoming more manifest. Greater good is calling upon us here in this world to be done this day. One of my rallying calls is let's go out and do some good. This is who we are. This is what we are about.

John Morton

Leaving, Calling, Done

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Dream study impacts culture. We are put in touch with the inner poet who dreams. We hear our inner, subjective response to the outer world. That helps spiritualize our lives.

Henry Reed

Dream, Impact, Culture

Henry Reed (2005). “Dream Medicine: Learning How to Get Help from Our Dreams”, p.266, We Publish Books

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Affirmations are quality ideas and quality thoughts. The quality of our thoughts reflects the quality of our life. Hence, if we were to raise the quality of our thoughts, we would automatically improve the quality of our life Affirmation literally means to validate or confirm. So when we think a thought over and over again, we are validating or confirming it as the truth Using affirmations on a daily basis is one of the easiest things we can do to change our lives.

Robert Anthony

Mean, Thinking, Ideas

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To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: It is the only way we can leave the future open.

Lillian Smith

Believe, Way

Lillian Eugenia Smith (1954). “The journey”, World Publishing Company

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Perhaps there cannot be a better way of judging of what manner of spirit we are of, than to see whether the actions of our life are such as we may safely commend them to God in our prayers.

William Law

Christian, Prayer, Judging

William Law (1734). “A practical treatise upon Christian perfection. Repr. [of the 1726 ed.].”, p.77

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So our lives In acts exemplary, not only win Ourselves good names, but doth to others give Matter for virtuous deeds, by which we live.

George Chapman

Life, Winning, Names

George Chapman (1874). “The Works of George Chapman: Plays”, p.141

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A great purposelessness has descended upon modern civilizations. People at large have lost any sense of the meaning and purpose of life; and without an understanding of our own purpose, there can be no true commitment. Whether that commitment is to marriage, family, study, work, God, relationships, or the simple resolutions of our lives, it will be almost impossible to fulfill without a clear and practical understanding of our purpose. Commitment and purpose go hand in hand.

Matthew Kelly

Commitment, Simple, Hands

Matthew Kelly (2015). “The Rhythm of Life: Living Everyday With Passion and Purpose”, p.27, BookBaby

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Our affections are our life. We live by them; they supply our warmth.

William Ellery Channing

Love, Affection, Live By

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The only magic in our lives as runners is the magic of consistency. Not every run will make you feel great.

John Bingham

Running, Consistency, Magic

John Bingham (2002). “No Need for Speed: A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running”, p.24, Rodale

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It's only when movement becomes the most natural state in our lives that we can finally begin to enjoy the motion. And it's only when standing still becomes impossible that we can finally embrace the kinds of changes that are inevitable in our lives.
We were not designed to stand still. If we were, we'd have at least three legs. We were designed to move. Our bodies are bodies that have walked across vast continents. Our bodies are bodies that have carried objects of art and war over great distances. We are no less mobile than our ancestors. We are athletes. We are warriors. We are human.

John Bingham

Art, War, Distance

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The doctrine of Scripture teaches us about the authority of God's Word. Scripture must be the final rule of faith and practice for our lives. Not our feelings or emotions. Not signs or prophetic words or hunches.

Joshua Harris

Practice, Feelings, Doctrine

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Our lives change when our habits change.

Matthew Kelly

Life Changing, Habit

Matthew Kelly (2003). “Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying Toward Our Spiritual North Star”, p.130, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing

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The way we see the world determines the way we live our lives

Matthew Kelly

World, Way, Determine

Matthew Kelly (2012). “The Four Signs of A Dynamic Catholic: How Engaging 1% of Catholics Could Change the World”, p.48, BookBaby

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Mary had Joseph. Esther had Mordecai. Ruth had Boaz. We will not become the women God intends us to be without the guidance, counsel, wisdom, strength, and love of good men in our lives.

John Eldredge

Men, Good Man, And Love

John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge (2011). “Captivating Revised and Updated: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul”, p.126, Thomas Nelson Inc

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Of course, none of this can happen for us until we give our lives back to God. We cannot know the joy or the life or the freedom of heart I've described until we surrender our lives to Jesus and surrender them totally... We turn, and give ourselves body, soul, and spirit back to God, asking him to cleanse our hearts and make them new. And he does. He gives us a new heart. And he comes to dwell there, in our hearts.

John Eldredge

Jesus, Heart, Giving

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I have learned to accept it, even ask for it, this 'more than I can handle.' Because in these times, God shows Himself victorious. He reminds me that all of this life requires more of Him and less of me. God does give us more than we can handle. Not maliciously, but intentionally, in love, that His glory may be displayed, that we may have no doubt of who is in control, that people may see His grace and faithfulness shining through our lives.

Katie Davis

Giving, People, Shining

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I believe there is only one truly courageous thing we can do with our lives: to love unconditionally. Absolutely, with all of ourselves, so much that it hurts and then more.

Katie Davis

Hurt, Believe, Courageous

Katie J. Davis, Beth Clark (2012). “Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption”, p.251, Simon and Schuster

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When we promote the well-being of others God has placed in our lives our service glorifies God.

Elizabeth George

Well Being, Wells, Glorify

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How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives.

Sam Harris

Character, Quality, Pay

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Faith takes us to deep places, to the ruptures in our self-confidence and our lives. Do not settle for spiritual comfort all the time...Darkness is divine also. Faith is not about positive thinking so much as about what kicks in when we are weak, sick, and short of self-confidence. The via positiva never stands alone. The via negativa is always with us on our faith journey as well.

Matthew Fox

Spiritual, Positive Thinking, Self Confidence

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Using affirmations on a daily basis is one of the easiest things we can do to change our lives.

Robert Anthony

Affirmation, Bases, Can Do

Robert Anthony (2004). “Beyond Positive Thinking: A No-Nonsense Formula for Getting the Results You Want”, p.77, Morgan James Publishing

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