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Person Quotes by Henri Nouwen
- Today I personally believe that while Jesus came to open the door to God's house, all human beings can walk through that door, whether they…
- When we approach fundraising in a spirit of gratitude, our confidence in our mission does not depend on how the person we are with responds…
- Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your…
- No one person can fulfill all your needs. But the community can truly hold you. The community can let you experience the fact that, beyond…
- When you have loved deeply, that love can grow even stronger after the death of the person you love. That is the core message of…
- Of one thing I am sure. Complaining is self-perpetuating and counterproductive. Whenever I express my complaints in the hope of evoking pity and receiving the…
- When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of…
- When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of…
- A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the…
- A friend is more than a therapist or confessor, even though a friend can sometimes heal us and offer us God's forgiveness. A friend is…
- 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…
- Forgiveness means that I continually am willing to forgive the other person for not being God — for not fulfilling all my needs. I, too,…
- When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of…
More Person Quotes
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it? — Richard Bach
- The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ. — Karen Armstrong
- A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear… — Lance Armstrong
- As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch… — Darren Aronofsky
- I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and… — Darren Aronofsky
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash
- Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not… — Mary Kay Ash
- Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
- A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions. — Arthur Ashe