Encountered Quotes

219 Encountered quotes by 200 unique authors

What happens when we acknowledge the sovereignty and power of God without trusting in His goodness and faithfulness? A pitcher who saw God's power behind… — Michael Lewis
Sometimes, pushing against change only makes it push back twice as hard. But even the most bitter fruit may contain something sweet at its core.… — Cameron Dokey
I wonder if you encountered this dictum first spoken by a twentieth-century statesman: "An abyss cannot be crossed in two steps. — David Mitchell
Twin primes: pairs of prime numbers that are close to each other, almost neighbors, but between them there is always an even number that prevents… — Paolo Giordano
If a person has grasped the meaning of God's grace in his heart, he will do justice. If he doesn't live justly, then he may… — Timothy Keller
Be not discouraged. There is a future for you. . . . The resistance encountered now predicates hope. . . — Frederick Douglass
You are not feeling empty because you don't have much money. You are feeling empty because you have not yet encountered your real self, you… — Rajneesh
Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the… — Charles Lindbergh
I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself. — James A. Baldwin
Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time — Margot Fonteyn
Thus, a vision of the whole gradually grew for me that was nourished by the various experiences and realizations I had encountered along my theological… — Benedict Cumberbatch
Evolution has encountered no intellectual trouble; no new arguments have been offered. Creationism is a home-grown phenomenon of American sociocultural history-a splinter movement ... who… — Stephen Jay Gould
In all my years of being with Pittsburgh, I never encountered a player taking a contract dispute into the season and letting that dispute affect… — Joe Greene
Never, ever exercise in front of a TV or while reading. You lose 50 percent of the benefit of the exercise by not hearing and… — Kevin R. Stone
In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon… — Zainab Salbi
I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life. — Tim Blake Nelson
I think the U.K. is an amazing place and has been extremely good to me. Some of my favorite and most-listened-to bands are from England.… — Henry Rollins
As a veteran, I know firsthand the satisfaction there is in defending the democracy you so strongly believe in, but I can also attest to… — Charles B. Rangel
In my travels, I have encountered cranes on three continents. — Alex Shoumatoff
Poets, for example, are generally considered starry-eyed and sensitive, but only by those who have never encountered one. — Craig Brown
I was destined to work with dying patients. I had no choice when I encountered my first AIDS patient. I felt called to travel some… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
For decades I have tried to peel back the layers of mystery surrounding many marine creatures, though most have held tightly to their secrets. One… — Brian Skerry
Some officials overseeing local water systems have tried to go above and beyond what is legally required. But they have encountered resistance, sometimes from the… — Charles Duhigg
As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to know… — Candice Millard
I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again those sources from which spring the… — Michael D. Higgins

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