Philip Yancey Quotes

What I see in the Bible, especially in the book of Psalms, which is a book of gratitude for the created world, is a recognition that all good things on Earth are God's, every good gift is from above. They are good if we recognize where they came from and if we treat them the way the Designer intended them to be treated.

Philip Yancey

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NASA space scientists have been studying giraffe skin so they can apply what they learn from it to the construction of spacesuits.

Joanna Lumley

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If we do the work that we can do in this country, the work that we will do when John Kerry is President, people like Christopher Reeve will get up out of that wheelchair and walk again.

John Edwards

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The reason I grew so fast in the supermarket business, without help of the banks in those days, was through my vendors. I convinced my vendors, the companies I was doing business with, if I did more business, they would do more business.

John Catsimatidis

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Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure in our nation's civil rights history.

John Shimkus

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When I was 10 years old my mom used to play Tupac while she cleaned the house.

Soulja Boy

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So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals.

Shirley Knight

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There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should be able to enjoy where they live while at the same time protect the plants and animals around them.

Tom Hanks

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If you've done what you need to do, you need to go bury yourself, because what else are you going to do? I think that that's where life stops.

Rutger Hauer

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If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store.

Michael Nutter

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Every Vacation movie didn't just make the studio money. They each made the studio a lot of money.

Chevy Chase

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Every teenager feels a wanting, a desire for something more, to be heard, to be seen.

Brad Falchuk

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The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.

William Inge

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