Henri Nouwen Quotes

The real enemies of our life are the 'oughts' and the 'ifs.' They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward into the unpredictable future. But real life takes place in the here and now.

Henri Nouwen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeFuturePastForwardPlaceNow

History and socio-economic inequality and all those things had, like, borne down upon my family and my community and really sort of narrowed our choices.

Jesmyn Ward

FamilyCommunityHistoryChoicesOur

A lot of people asked us why 'Journey' didn't let them play with friends or family, and obviously we had a reason - because that would have defeated the purpose of the game. But for a game to be truly be accessible to both children and adults and to men and women, it has to allow people to play with the ones they love.

Jenova Chen

FamilyLoveWomenJourneyChildren

I was the chairman of the House Budget Committee and one of the chief architects the last time we balanced a budget, and it was the first time we had done it since man walked on the moon. We had a $5 trillion surplus and we cut taxes.

John Kasich

TimeManMoonBudgetHouseDone

If you ask me about vocal technique, I don't know anything. I could never be a teacher. I just know what my teacher told me: 'Always sing with a full voice. When they tell you, less sound, more piano - no.'

Anna Netrebko

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The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

Sun Tzu

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I really have to feel a sense of freedom in my storytelling.

Robbie Robertson

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I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.

Mitski

LifeMy LifeLivedMostAbroad

You watch the Supreme Court in action on these cases, and they are a conflicted court. However, when it comes to speech issues generally, the court has been protective.

Jay Alan Sekulow

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Every day is an adventure.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Let's stop playing with ourselves and get on with the entertainment, shall we?

April Winchell

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All of the information that we were getting up to that time from the NRC people, from our people who knew something about nuclear power, was that the breach of the core was not a likelihood to happen.

William Scranton

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No single achievement in science is possible without the painstaking work of the many hundreds who have built the foundation on which all new work is based.

Polykarp Kusch

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