Ministers Quotes - Page 7

• There are passages of the Bible that are soiled forever by the touches of the hands of ministers who delight in the cheap jokes they have left behind them.

  Phillips Brooks

  Hands, Forever, Delight

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 415, 1895.

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• But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus.

  George Whitefield

  Jesus, Peace, Names

  George Whitefield (1828). “Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith”, p.281

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• Some ministers would make good martyrs: they are so dry they would burn well.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Dry, Superstitions, Belief

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• It is enough that I am of value to somebody today.

  Hugh Prather

  Inspirational, Appreciation, Acceptance

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• Prayer is my chief work, and it is by means of it that I carry on the rest.

  Thomas Hooker

  Christian, Religious, Prayer

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• New-Year's Day arriving, and the ministers, to whom I wrote, remaining silent, I consider their silence as evidence, that they cannot prove what I said not to be from the Lord, and have therefore published as I was directed.

  Joanna Southcott

  New Year, Years, Silence

  Joanna Southcott (1813). “Copies of letters sent to the clergy of Exeter. 1813. A communication sent in a letter to the Reverend Mr. P. in 1797. [1814] A dispute between the woman and the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. The answer of the Lord to the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. A caution and instruction to the sealed. 1807. A warning to the world. [1804] The strange effects of faith. 2d ed. 1801”

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• I want to try and do as much as I can as an actor. So far I think I've done pretty well with being a minister's son. And now I know I'm pretty darn good at playing a woman too.

  Barry Watson

  Son, Thinking, Trying

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My father was a minister, so I was a P.K., a preacher's kid.

  Dorothy Malone

  Father, Kids, Preacher

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• There is no government in Europe where ministers go through that kind of confirmation process, which in fact is modeled on the way the U.S. cabinet members are confirmed.

  Mario Monti

  Europe, Government, Way

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• I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time.

  Lalu Prasad Yadav

  Time, One Day, India

  "India's man for all seasons" by Siddharth Srivastava, www.atimes.com. September 29, 2004.

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• Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is.

  Kim Campbell

  Country, Generosity, Would Be

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• The whole of the situation of the Conservative Party today springs from that night when they dismissed the best prime minister the country had had since Churchill.

  Denis Thatcher

  Country, Spring, Party

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• Once, when a British Prime Minister sneezed, men half a world away would blow their noses. Now when a British Prime Minister sneezes nobody else will even say 'Bless You'.

  Bernard Levin

  Blow, Men, Noses

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• An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all.

  Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  Ignorance, Mean, Greatness

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• My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.

  Al Sharpton

  Age, Church, Baptists

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• I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.

  Emma Bonino

  Long, Locals

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• It was announced as a French victory by the French Minister of War. I did not see any sign of victory but only the retreat of the French forces engaged in the battle.

  Philip Gibbs

  War, Victory, Battle

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• The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester?

  Eric Idle

  Giving, Leicester, Appeals

  "Do Not Adjust Your Set", www.imdb.com. 1967 - 1969.

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• The Prime Minister of India, at a meeting that I co-chaired a few months ago, stated that any development that is not sustainable is not development.

  Maurice Strong

  India, Development, Months

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• Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Lonely, Jobs, Interesting

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• I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister.

  David Blunkett

  Hypnosis, Mps, Cities

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• I was a member of the Politburo for seven years, a foreign minister.

  Eduard Shevardnadze

  Years, Seven, Members

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• Prayer does not enable us to do a greater work for God. Prayer is a greater work for God.

  Thomas Chalmers

  God, Christian, Religious

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• On this special day of love, remember that your Father loves you more than you could ever imagine...no matter what you’ve done or haven’t done. No box of candy or flowers can compare to this kind of agape love!

  Joyce Meyer

  Love, God, Religious

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• Taking all vegetable-eating nations together . . . they are a larger and much better formed race than the flesh eaters.

  Sylvester Graham

  Food, Race, Vegetables

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