"Joy is a mystery because it can happen……" — Frederick Buechner
"Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears in its eyes...."
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169 Quotes by Frederick Buechner
Frederick Buechner has 169 quotes on this site.
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Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is…
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The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because…
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It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes…
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Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a…
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Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom, the good thief said from his cross (Luke 23:42). There are…
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When someone we love suffers, we suffer with that person, and we would not have it otherwise, because the suffering…
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We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old.
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Despair has been called the unforgivable sin-not presumably because God refuses to forgive it, but because it despairs of the…
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In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints.
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True faith, a simple life, a helping hand- the three things prized most in Heaven.
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You can't be too careful what you tell a child because you never know what he'll take hold of and…
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We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old.…
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I'm not an awards-driven person in anything. Anytime you do get caught up in that, you usually end up getting…
— Alec Baldwin
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A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.
— Bryan Adams
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But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can.
— Travis Barker
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A good day for Barack Obama is anytime the dominant topic of discussion is anything but the economy.
— Bob Beauprez
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Anytime a person goes into a delicatessen and orders a pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies.
— Milton Berle
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Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
— Halle Berry
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Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not…
— Tony Blair
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I can unload my opinion on anybody at anytime.
— Anthony Bourdain
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Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.
— Les Brown
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Anytime I sing the anthem, it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.
— Luke Bryan
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Anytime you have a fellow artist say, 'Loving the new Luke Bryan album,' that's awesome.
— Luke Bryan
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Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you…
— Sarah Caldwell
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