Jacob Quotes

• This wasn't a choice between you and Jacob. It was a choice between who I am and who I should be.

  Kristen Stewart

  Who I Am, Decision, Choices

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• But God, who is ableto prevail, wrestled with him, as the Angel did with Jacob, and marked him; marked him for his own.

  Izaak Walton

  Angel

  'Life of Donne' (1640)

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• I remember walking the dog one day, I saw a car full of teenage girls, and one of them rolled down the window and yelled, 'Marc Jacobs!' in a French accent.

  Marc Jacobs

  Girl, Dog, Teenage

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• The stone which Jacob consecrated at Bethel the generation of the living continues to anoint, paying the tithes which of old he vowed to the house of God there.

  Julius Wellhausen

  House, Generations, Stones

  Julius Wellhausen (2013). “Prolegomena to the History of Israel: With a Reprint of the Article 'Israel' from the Encyclopaedia Britannica”, p.30, Cambridge University Press

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• I don't have any leeches on my speed dial." — Jacob Black

  Stephenie Meyer

  Twilight, Black, Leeches

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• Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" Jacob Black New Moon

  Stephenie Meyer

  Moon, Black, Bigs

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• Maybe I was what Leah thought she was. Some kind of dead end that shouldn’t be passed on to another generation. Or maybe it was just that my life was a big, cruel joke, and there was no escape from the punch line. -Jacob

  Stephenie Meyer

  Generations, Lines, Kind

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• I wondered – would a bullet through my temple actually kill me or just leave a really big mess for me to clean up?

  Stephenie Meyer

  Bullets, Temples, Clean

  "Breaking Dawn". Book by Stephenie Meyer, August 2, 2008.

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• Nudity was an inconvenient but unavoidable part of pack life. We'�d all thought nothing of it before Leah came along. Then it got awkward. - Jacob Black

  Stephenie Meyer

  Awkward, Black, Nudity

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• I felt like - like I don't know what. Like this wasn't real. Like I was in some Goth version of a bad sitcom. Instead of being the A/V dweeb about to ask the head cheerleader to the prom, I was the finished-second-place werewolf about to ask the vampire's wife to shack up and procreate. Nice. - Jacob

  Stephenie Meyer

  Real, Nice, Wife

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• When I was a kid I joined the circus. I did that. It is true. But it's not like you think. There was a guy, he had his own circus. His name was Carol Jacobs and he owned it. It was a small thing.

  Christopher Walken

  Kids, Thinking, Names

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• And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon.

  William Devane

  Character, Opportunity, Years

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• And we're also remembering the guiding light of our Judeo-Christian tradition. All of us here today are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, sons and daughters of the same God. I believe we are bound by faith in our God, by our love for family and neighborhood, by our deep desire for a more peaceful world, and by our commitment to protect the freedom which is our legacy as Americans. These values have given a renewed sense of worth to our lives. They are infusing America with confidence and optimism that many thought we had lost.

  Ronald Reagan

  Christian, Daughter, Religious

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

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• And I'll have you know that if you hurt my son again, if he so much as sighs sadly over his coffee, I will hire a man, a Russian, probably, to hunt you down and rip all that shiny black hair from your head, then break your skinny arms and legs, and set you on fire, and then put you out with a hammer. And should there be children from your beastly rutting, I shall have the Russian man cut them to tiny pieces and feed them to Madame Jacob's dog. because, although he may be only a worthless, simpleminded, libertine artist, Lucien is my favorite, and I will not have him hurt. Do you understand?

  Christopher Moore

  Dog, Hurt, Children

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• In placid hours well-pleased we dream Of many a brave unbodied scheme. But form to lend, pulsed life create, What unlike things must meet and mate: A flame to melt--a wind to freeze; Sad patience--joyous energies; Humility--yet pride and scorn; Instinct and study; love and hate; Audacity--reverence. These must mate, And fuse with Jacob's mystic heart, To wrestle with the angel--Art.

  Herman Melville

  Dream, Art, Hate

  Herman Melville, Robert C. Ryan, Hershel Parker (2009). “Published Poems: The Writings of Herman Melville”, p.280, Northwestern University Press

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• A friend of mine wrote a script, a feminist romantic comedy. She had a feminist scholar consult on it. My friend said, "Oh, my friend Gillian read it and really loved it." She goes, "Gillian Jacobs, you mean: Britta Perry, feminist icon?"

  Gillian Jacobs

  Mean, Icons, Feminist

  "'Community': Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Gillian Jacobs & Megan Ganz Roundtable". Interview with Jace Lacob, www.thedailybeast.com. February 28, 2012.

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• I couldn’t get the words exactly right; I only remembered wishing that Jacob were my brother so that we could love each other without any confusion or pain.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Brother, Pain, Confusion

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• I find no fault in Him."...You can find fault in anyone else, but you can find
  no fault in Jesus. Holy, harmless, undefiled, sinless: there He is! Christ is God's way to man; Christ is man's way to God. Christ is the true Jacob's ladder. By Him the penitent sinner, the believing soul, the redeemed child of God may come unto the Father and enter into the house of many mansions.

  George W Truett

  Jesus, Children, Father

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• "Stupid English."
  "English isn't stupid," I say.
  "Well, my English teacher is." He makes a face. "Mr. Franklin assigned an essay about our favorite subject, and I wanted to write about lunch, but he won't let me."
  "Why not?"
  "He says lunch isn't a subject."
  I glance at him. "It isn't."
  "Well," Jacob says, "it's not a predicate, either. Shouldn't he know that?"

  Jodi Picoult

  Teacher, Stupid, Writing

  "House Rules". Book by Jodi Picoult, March 2, 2010.

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• Jacob's little smirk became a full-blown grin, and I knew he was picturing Charlie showing up to arrest him. This grin was too bitter, too full of mocking to satisfy me. This wasn't the smile I'd been waiting to see.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Waiting, Smirk, Littles

  Stephenie Meyer (2009). “Eclipse”, p.57, Hachette UK

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• My money's on the big Indian,' someone was saying. I peeked up to see that Tyler, Mike, Austin and Ben had there heads bent together, deep in conversation. 'Yeah,' Mike whispered. 'Did you see the size of that Jacob kid? I think he could take Cullen down.' Mike seemed pleased by the idea.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Kids, Thinking, Ideas

  Stephenie Meyer (2009). “Eclipse”, p.59, Hachette UK

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• It was all very childish. Why on earth should Edward have to leave for Jacob to come over? Weren't we past this immaturity?

  Stephenie Meyer

  Past, Immaturity, Earth

  Stephenie Meyer (2008). “Eclipse”, Little Brown & Company

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• If, like Jacob, you trust God in little things, He may answer you by great things.

  John Ross Macduff

  Trust, Answers, May

  John Ross MacDuff (1878). “Eventide at Bethel; or, The night-dream of the desert, an Old Testament chapter (Gen. xxviii) in providence and grace”

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• Jane Jacobs work wouldnt have been complete if it hadn't inspired others to carry it on, and evolve Jane's groundbreaking accomplishments so that the essential kernel of thought remains relevant for future generations. The essayists in What We See have built on those essential footholds that people who have never heard of Jane Jacobs will benefit from for decades.

  Majora Carter

  People, Accomplishment, Essentials

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• For centuries, dreams have been used to communicate instruction and direction to people of purpose - great men and women.  God used dreams to prepare Joseph for his future as a leader of nations.  He gave battle plans to Gideon in a dream.  Joan of Arc, Jacob, George Washington, Marie Curie, and the apostle Paul were all guided by their dreams.

  Andy Andrews

  Motivational, Dream, Greatness

  Andy Andrews (2009). “Traveler's Gift; Mastering the Seven Decisions”, p.24, Thomas Nelson Inc

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