Reflecting Back Quotes

• I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyones perception of me.

  M.I.A.

  Mirrors, Perception, Feels

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• Yet again, an ancient answer echoes across the centuries: Listen! Listen to stories! For what stories do, above all else, is hold up a mirror so that we can see ourselves. Stories are mirrors of human be-ing, reflecting back our very essence. In a story, we come to know precisely the both/and, mixed-upped-ness of our very being. In the mirror of another's story, we can discover our tragedy and our comedy-and therefore our very human-ness, the ambiguity and incongruity, that lie at the core of the human condition.

  Ernest Kurtz

  Lying, Echoes, Mirrors

  Ernest Kurtz, Katherine Ketcham (2009). “The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning”, p.63, Bantam

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• Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth.

  John Piper

  Prayer, Radiance, Way

  John Piper (2011). “Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist”, p.84, Multnomah

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• I glance back in the mirror to the concrete bridge, the one I've boldly driven straight across without second thought, and I see truth reflecting back at me: Every time fear freezes and worry writhes, every time I surrender to stress, aren't I advertising the unreliability of God? That I really don't believe? But if I'm grateful to the Bridge Builder for the crossing of a million strong bridges, thankful for a million faithful moments, my life speaks my beliefs and I trust Him again.

  Ann Voskamp

  Strong, Stress, Believe

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• Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of his worth. This cannot be done by mere acts of duty. It can be done only when spontaneous affections arise in the heart.

  John Piper

  Heart, Done, Radiance

  John Piper (2011). “Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist”, p.92, Multnomah

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• By viewing our relationships with friends, family, and co-workers as mirrors, as teachers - we see that they are reflecting back to us exactly what we most need to learn.

  Shakti Gawain

  Teacher, Mirrors, Needs

  "Shakti Gawain Is Still ‘Living in the Light’". Interview with BJ Gallagher, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.

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• She was reflecting back on a truth she had learned over the years: that people heard what they wanted to hear, saw what they wanted, believed what they wanted.

  Jeffery Deaver

  Years, People, Saws

  Jeffery Deaver (2008). “The Bodies Left Behind: A Novel”, p.317, Simon and Schuster

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• I think that it's very important to be with someone who makes you feel like the best version of yourself. In some sense, your partner is a mirror, and you have to like what they're reflecting back at you.

  Lena Dunham

  Thinking, Mirrors, Important

  "Lena Dunham Opens Up About Her New Book, Not That Kind of Girl, and What She's Learned From Her Sister". Glamour Interview, www.glamour.com. October 1, 2014.

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• [A] private property regime makes people responsible for their own actions in the realm of material goods. Such a system therefore ensures that people experience the consequences of their own acts. Property sets up fences, but it also surrounds us with mirrors, reflecting back upon us the consequences of our own behavior.

  Tom Bethell

  Mirrors, People, Action

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• Reflecting back on my childhood, I know it wasn't functional. I was very unconditionally loved and accepted, I felt, by my father.

  Nadya Suleman

  Father, Childhood, Accepted

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Your children are not little mirrors reflecting back the good or bad job you've done.

  Harriet Lerner

  Jobs, Children, Mirrors

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• All too often the church holds up a mirror
  reflecting back the society around it, rather than a window revealing a
  different way.

  Philip Yancey

  Mirrors, Church, Different

  Philip Yancey (2003). “What's So Amazing about Grace?”, p.83, HarperCollins Christian Publishing

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• If you are curious as to what your future may hold, you can look into a mirror. What is reflecting back? Does a sparkle in your eyes indicate excitement about new adventures and opportunities? Does a smile on your lips portray an inner happiness and abundant goodwill towards others?

  John Templeton

  Spiritual, Adventure, Eye

  John Marks Templeton (2008). “Wisdom From World Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven On Earth”, p.266, Templeton Foundation Press

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• Reflecting back on your life is not only food for thought, but a Wiseman's bridge looking at how and why, you made your path for today! Will be most important, when you find yourself at the crossroads of tomorrow. Remember the goals you set yourself, travel the path closest to your heart. Trust your heart, your instincts, your soul.

  Ron Bennington

  Inspirational, Heart, Bridges

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• The great blessing of private property, then, is that people can benefit from their own industry and insulate themselves from the negative effects of others' actions. It is like a set of invisible mirrors that surround individuals, households or firms, reflecting back on them the consequences of their acts. The industrious will reap the benefits of their industry; the frugal the consequences of their frugality; the improvident and the profligate likewise. They receive their due, which is to say they experience justice as a matter of routine.

  Tom Bethell

  Blessing, Mirrors, People

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