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> [“He realized he needed strength, sustenance that couldn’t come from bread alone. He desperately needed God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-e-b-spredemann/he-realized-he-needed-strength-sustenance-that-couldn-t-come-from/)

[J.E.B. Spredemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-e-b-spredemann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/j-e-b-spredemann-21503_desperation_he-realized-he-needed-strength-sustenanc_121624.jpg)

> [“I felt myself in a sticky spot as a daughter and desperately needed a third party, such as a doctor, to address…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-j-shultz/i-felt-myself-in-a-sticky-spot-as-a-daughter-and-desperately-needed-a/)

[Lisa J. Shultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-j-shultz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/lisa-j-shultz-17419_children_i-felt-myself-in-a-sticky-spot-as-a-daug_1042329.jpg)

> [It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-borowitz/it-would-be-nice-to-spend-billions-on-schools-and-roads-but-right-now/)

[Andy Borowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-borowitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/andy-borowitz-10917_ads_it-would-be-nice-to-spend-billions-on-sc_1626659.jpg)

> [“What could I say to make this beautiful girl know how desperately I needed her? Practiced words fled my mind & I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-houck/what-could-i-say-to-make-this-beautiful-girl-know-how-desperately-i/)

[Colleen Houck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-houck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fd/colleen-houck-1066_psychology_what-could-i-say-to-make-this-beautiful_1715324.png)

> [The grace that has freed us from bondage to sin is desperately needed to free us from our bondage to materialism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/the-grace-that-has-freed-us-from-bondage-to-sin-is-desperately-needed/)

[Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/randy-alcorn-1180_bondage_the-grace-that-has-freed-us-from-bondage_2724789.png)

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