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A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts - for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly… — Andrei Tarkovsky
"Can any good come out of Nazareth?" This is always the question of the wiseacres and the knowing ones. But the good, the new, comes… — Ludwig Feuerbach
The Lord says, 'Whoever has, to him shall be given' (Mt. 13:12). He will give, then, to those who have; that is to say, if… — Saint Augustine
It is patience that reveals every grace to you, and it is through patience that the saints received all that was promised to them. — Pachomius the Great
... the Apostle Paul says that we are sealed in the Spirit (cf. Eph. 1:13); since we have in the Son the image of the… — Ambrose
Blessed, plainly, is that life which is not valued at the estimation of outsiders, but is known, as judge of itself, by its own inner… — Ambrose
When a man receives something Divine, in his heart he rejoices; but when he receives something diabolic, he is disturbed. The Christian heart, when it… — Seraphim of Sarov
The recovery of spiritual sight and the healing of physical blindness have much in common. Some of those whose bodily eyes were blind received their… — Gregory Palamas
I'm going to Graceland, for reasons I cannot explain. There's some part of me wants to see Graceland. And I may be advised to defend… — Paul Simon
I gave up my music because I had received from it all I had to receive. To serve God one must sacrifice the dearest thing,… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
In him converge all previous streams of tendency, not as into a pool, stagnant, passive, motionless, but as a noble river that received its tributary… — Johannes Brahms
My mother would be so touched by the tributes and prayers that we have received from around the world. Her condition remains serious but she… — Melissa Rivers
Grace means God sending his only Son to the cross to descend into hell so that we guilty ones might be reconciled to God and… — J I Packer
If there is some good in me, it is because I was born in the subtle atmosphere of your country of Arezzo. Along with the… — Michelangelo
When every benefit received is a right, there is no place for good manners, let alone for gratitude. — Theodore Dalrymple
Research has shown that a simple act of kindness directed toward another improves the functioning of the immune system and stimulates the production of serotonin… — Wayne Dyer
Out of what I had received in my development, I was also able to give. The confidence I gained from personal growth gave me credibility… — John C. Maxwell
When you surrender and stop resisting and stop trying to change that which you can't change, but be in the moment, be fully open to… — Oprah Winfrey
Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. — Eckhart Tolle
When Laura Poitras asked me if she could film our encounters, I was extremely reluctant. I'm grateful that I allowed her to persuade me. The… — Edward Snowden

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