Henri Nouwen Quotes

To be a Christian who is willing to travel with Christ on his downward road requires being willing to detach oneself constantly from any need to be relevant, and to trust ever more deeply the Word of God.

Henri Nouwen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: January 24, 1932 - September 21, 1996

Topics

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I went a few times, but I felt there was no way that any therapist could understand my particular torment and also felt in some respects they were sicker than I was.

Jerry West

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My first airplane trip was to Paris. I had this fantasy that I would become a model, and I did!

Jerry Hall

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My hope for my children must be that they respond to the still, small voice of God in their own hearts.

Andrew Young

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When we go to sleep ordinarily, we're doing something really private. It's kind of an intimate, private connection with our sort of physical humanity.

Max Richter

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Pacing is not the sort of thing you can plan out beforehand, but you're always aware of it as you write, because you need to make constant decisions.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

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One thing the blues ain't, is funny.

Stephen Stills

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We can live frugally. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about. But when I put forward this simple notion, I was greeted with a volley of resentment.

Tom Hodgkinson

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I go to somewhere I haven't been and just watch people and colors. That's my inspiration.

RM

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I joined an Internet community of Victorian scholars, which meant that if I posted a question about 1875's lavender harvest, more than a thousand experts would ponder it.

Michel Faber

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We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.

Condoleezza Rice

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I do believe in the energy and the productivity of the American business world.

Clint Eastwood

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What's unfortunate about buying a pitcher for $12 million is that he carries no warranty.

Bob Verdi

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