Behalf Quotes - Page 9

• It isn't necessary to trust God when we have full understanding and knowledge of what He is doing on our behalf... Trust is needed in those times when, for whatever reason, we are not hearing from God as clearly as we would like.

  Joyce Meyer

  Understanding, Hearing, Trust In God

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• I would like to accept this recognition on behalf of all the staff members that that I’ve been associated with; all of the office people behind the scenes who never get credit and make this game so great along with the great coaches and players.

  Lou Lamoriello

  Player, Games, People

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• I recognize that as governor, my job is to sit on the other side of the table from the public sector unions and negotiate effectively on behalf of all the taxpayers of the state, including all of you.

  Rob McKenna

  Jobs, Unions, Tables

  "GOP candidate: 'I'm not Scott Walker'" by David Catanese, www.politico.com. April 17, 2012.

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• It happens every once in awhile at the federal level when the solicitor general, on behalf of the U.S., will confess error or decline to defend a law. I don't know what is going through the [Obama] administration's thought process on 'don't ask, don't tell.' It would be appropriate for them to say 'the law has been deemed unconstitutional, we are not going to seek further review of that.'

  Ted Olson

  Errors, Law, Would Be

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• Africans believe in something that is difficult to render in English. We call it ubuntu, botho. It means the essence of being human. You know when it is there and when it is absent. It speaks about humaneness, gentleness, hospitality, putting yourself out on behalf of others, being vulnerable. It embraces compassion and toughness. It recognizes that my humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

  Desmond Tutu

  Believe, Mean, Compassion

  Desmond Tutu, Naomi Tutu (1989). “The words of Desmond Tutu”, Newmarket Pr

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• The counsel on public relations is not an advertising man but he advocates for advertising where that is indicated. Very often he is called in by an advertising agency to supplement its work on behalf of a client. His work and that of the advertising agency do not conflict with or duplicate each other.

  Edward Bernays

  Men, Agency, Clients

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• The market economy is the social system of the division of labor under private ownership of the means of production. Everybody acts on his own behalf; but everybodys actions aim at the satisfaction of other peoples needs as well as at the satisfaction of his own. Everybody in acting serves his fellow citizens.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Freedom, Mean, Division Of Labor

  Ludwig Von Mises (1963). “Human action: a treatise on economics”

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• Shame, isn’t it? That we only like our heroes out in the street when they are looking their best and their uniforms are ‘spit and polished,’ and not when they’re showing us the wounds they suffered on our behalf.

  Jacqueline Winspear

  Life, Hero, Uniforms

  Jacqueline Winspear (2003). “Maisie Dobbs”, p.171, Soho Press

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• A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.

  David Simon

  Anger, Empathy, Littles

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• ...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. This is where real confidence and competence come from. Once we possess this jewel, our life becomes blessed.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Wisdom, Real, Blessed

  Sakyong Mipham (2005). “Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life”, p.21, Harmony

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• I did not go to the Supreme Court on behalf of a class of women. I wasn't pursuing any legal remedy to my unwanted pregnancy. I did not go to the federal courts for relief. I went to Sarah Weddington asking her if she knew how I could obtain an abortion. She and Linda Coffey said they didn't know where to get one. They lied to me just like I lied to them. Sarah already had an abortion. She knew where to get one. Sarah and Linda were just looking for somebody, anybody, to further their own agenda. I was their willing dupe. For this, I will forever be ashamed.

  Norma McCorvey

  Pregnancy, Class, Abortion

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• I have sacrificed my freedom and risked my life in order to expose the danger of nuclear weapons which threatens this whole region. I acted on behalf of all citizens and all of humanity.

  Mordechai Vanunu

  Order, Humanity, Nuclear

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• The most important part of the daily ministration was the service performed in behalf of individuals. ... By his own hand the animal was then slain, and the blood was carried by the priest into the holy place and sprinkled before the veil, behind which was the ark containing the law that the sinner had transgressed. By this ceremony the sin was, through the blood, transferred in figure to the sanctuary

  Ellen G. White

  Animal, Blood, Hands

  Ellen G. White “The Conflict of the Ages Story, Vol. 1. Patriarchs and Prophets—Illustrated”, Digital Inspiration

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• To stand before men on behalf of God is one thing. To stand before God on behalf of men is something entirely different.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Prayer, Men, Different

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• But Jesus, our Advocate, presents an effectual plea in behalf of all who by repentance and faith have committed the keeping of their souls to Him.He pleads their cause, and by the mighty arguments of Calvary vanquishes their accuser.

  Ellen G. White

  Jesus, Soul, Causes

  Ellen G. White (2013). “Ellen G. White Review and Herald Articles - Book IV of IV”, p.711, Lulu Press, Inc

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• Those who labor unselfishly in behalf of others, with no thought of remuneration, will be physically and spiritually refreshed and renewed.

  David B. Haight

  Remuneration, Labor

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• Due to the oath I swore to the constitution when I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, by virtue of the universal human right to self defense, in accordance with the Supreme Court case, D.C. vs. Heller, which affirmed that the statutes under which I am being charged are unconstitutional and thus null and void, and on behalf of all freedom loving Americans, I plead not guilty.

  Adam Kokesh

  Marine, Self, United States

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• Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the dangerous, soul-numbing work of slaughtering sentient beings on our behalf.

  Victoria Moran

  Animal, Soul, Ladders

  Victoria Moran, Adair Moran (2012). “Main Street Vegan: Everything You Need to Know to Eat Healthfully and Live Compassionately in the Real World”, p.14, Penguin

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• Some people say homosexuality is a sin. It’s not. God is perfectly cool with it, God feels the exact same way about homosexuality that God feels about heterosexuality. Now you might say, ‘Whoa, slow down. You move too fast. How could you have the audacity, the temerity, to speak on behalf of God?’ Exactly, that’s an excellent point and I pray that you remember it.

  Ted Alexandro

  Moving, People, Might

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• Each activity of daily life in which we stretch ourselves on behalf of others is a prayer in action.

  Richard J. Foster

  Prayer, Action, Daily Life

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• Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf

  Barbara Sher

  Sometimes, Energetic, Refuse

  Barbara Sher (2010). “I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It”, p.75, Dell

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• Jesus has borne the death penalty on our behalf. Behold the wonder! There He hang upon the cross!

  Charles Spurgeon

  Jesus, Death Penalty, Wonder

  Charles Spurgeon (2009). “Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon”, p.1465, Barbour Publishing

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• The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another - or even religious groups over secular groups. It will simply be to work on behalf of those organizations that want to work on behalf of our communities, and to do so without blurring the line that our founders wisely drew between church and state.

  Barack Obama

  Religious, Organization, Goal

  "Obama Faith Council". www.pbs.org. February 6, 2009.

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• For me and Michelle, this visit has therefore held special meaning. Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on behalf of the urban poor, I have always found inspiration in the life of Gandhiji and in his simple and profound lesson to be the change we seek in the world. And just as he summoned Indians to seek their destiny, he influenced champions of equality in my own country, including a young Martin Luther King

  Barack Obama

  Inspiring, Country, Kings

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• When the mind is silent and quiet, then inner energies wake up and work miracles on your behalf without any conscious effort on your part.

  Deepak Chopra

  Healing, Effort, Miracle

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