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Nothing Quotes by Henri Nouwen
- Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. It is a choice based on the…
- Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved and that nothing-sicknes s, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or even death--can take that…
- Indeed, when God's glory dwells in me, there is nothing too far away, nothing too painful, nothing too strange or too familiar that it cannot…
- A prayerful life is not a life in which we say many prayers, but a life in which nothing, absolutely nothing, is done, said, or…
- Prayer requires that we stand in God's presence with open hands, naked and vulnerable, proclaiming to ourselves and to others that without God we can…
- One of the experiences of prayer is that it seems that nothing happens. But when you start with it and look back over a long…
- Perhaps nothing helps us make the movement from our little selves to a larger world than remembering God in gratitude. Such a perspective puts God…
- Ministers are powerless people who have nothing to boast of except their weaknesses. But when the Lord whom they serve fills them with His blessing…
- The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or…
- When we have nothing to cling to as our own and cease thinking of ourselves as people who must defend privileges, we can open ourselves…
- Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who…
- In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us.
- [Praying] demands that you take to the road again and again, leaving your house and looking forward to a new land for yourself and your…
- Through compassion it is possible to recognize that the craving for love that people feel resides also in our own hearts, that the cruelty the…
- God is faithful to God's promises. Before you die, you will find acceptance and the love you crave. It will not come in the way…
More Nothing Quotes
- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite… — Hannah Arendt
- Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and… — Hannah Arendt
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D. — J. J. Abrams
- Nature does nothing in vain. — Aristotle
- But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be time unless… — Aristotle
- Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside… — Diane Ackerman
- Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us! — Richard Bach
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale
- The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little… — Frank Abagnale
- There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it. — Billie Joe Armstrong