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Thereâ€™s different ways to be impacted by truth. One is to read the scriptures. Another is to read other works by other people who have… — Ted Dekker
An artist must know the reality he is depicting in its minutest detail. In my opinion we have only one shining example of that -… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
But he could not taste, he could not feel. In the teashop among the tables and the chattering waiters the appalling fear came over him-… — Virginia Woolf
I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong. You can look at a painting for the first time,… — Daniel Handler
God does not always call us to go back physically to a place we have been. But if for example we have a difficult time… — Joyce Meyer
I may do some good before I am dead--be a sort of success as a frightful example of what not to do; and so illustrate… — Thomas Hardy
The example could encourage others who only fear to start. — Jose Rizal
When you develop an infatuation for someone you always find a reason to believe that this is exactly the person for you. It doesnâ€™t need… — Alex Garland
So you never know who you touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to… — Denzel Washington
Those who direct the maximum force of their desires towards the center, toward the true being, toward perfection, seem quieter than the passionate souls because… — Hermann Hesse
Most of us love a non-self, or something extrinsic and apart from our inner life; but a mother's love during the time she is a… — Fulton J. Sheen
When actors are too good-looking, I canâ€™t memorize them. For example, I have never seen a picture of Sienna Miller where I didnâ€™t say, â€œThat… — Tina Fey
One learns from books and example only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things. — Frank Herbert
What is the use of Christ's words, unless we set an example? — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Nothing in life is unfair. It's just life. To the extent that I had any inner turmoil, I had only myself to blame. I also… — Rob Lowe
This story is the ultimate example of Americanâ€™s biggest political problem. We no longer have the attention span to deal with any twenty-first century crisis.… — Matt Taibbi
You would think, wouldnâ€™t you, that if you were the child of a happy marriage, then you ought to have a better than average marriage… — Julian Barnes
We had no one else to learn this from- none of our parents were shining examples of relationship success- so we learned this from each… — Tana French
Cheat? Good heavens, this is an amateur cricket match amongst leading prep schools, I'm an Englishman and a schoolmaster supposedly setting an example to his… — Stephen Fry
And did you have to hack his arms off?â€ â€œYes, I did. He wouldnâ€™t go through the door.â€ â€œYou say it like youâ€™re proud of… — Ilona Andrews

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