Lives Of Others Quotes - Page 5

• I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.

  Eugene H. Peterson

  Inspirational, Life, God

  Eugene H. Peterson (2006). “God's Message for Each Day: Wisdom from the Word of God”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Our guilt has its uses. It justifies much in the lives of others.

  Max Frisch

  Guilt, Use, Justify

  Max Frisch (1975). “Montauk”, Suhrkamp Publishers

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• Do we, as humans, having an ability to reason and to communicate abstract ideas verbally and in writing, and to form ethical and moral judgments using the accumulated knowledge of the ages, have the right to take the lives of other sentient organisms, particularly when we are not forced to do so by hunger or dietary need, but rather do so for the somewhat frivolous reason that we like the taste of meat? In essence, should we know better?

  Peter Cheeke

  Writing, Essence, Ideas

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• We were designed to love and when we do, something good develops inside. We feel clean, rich, whole. Even better, we become less concerned with how we feel and more concerned with the lives of others.

  Larry Crabb

  Rich, Clean, Feels

  Larry Crabb (2014). “Inside Out”, p.95, Tyndale House

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• Mercy is a source of life because we breathe our own spirits through it into the lives of others.

  Eugene Kennedy

  Spirit, Breathe, Mercy

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• Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists.

  Timothy Radcliffe

  Christian, Religious, Atheist

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• We write out of revenge against reality, to dream and enter the lives of others.

  Francine du Plessix Gray

  Dream, Revenge, Writing

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• The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness is earned success: a person's belief that he has created value in his life or the life of others.

  Arthur C. Brooks

  Data, Income, Belief

  Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, www.nationalreview.com. June 23, 2010.

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• Embedded in the larger story of redemption is a principle we must not miss: God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the lives of others.

  Paul David Tripp

  Leadership, Christian, People

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• The gospel has done its work in us when we crave God more than we crave everything else in life - more than money, romance, family, health, fame - and when seeing His kingdom advance in the lives of others gives us more joy than anything we could own. When we see Jesus as greater than anything the world can offer, we'll gladly let everything else go to possess Him.

  J. D. Greear

  Jesus, Giving, Joy

  "Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary". Book by J. D. Greear, 2011.

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• I have no way of portraying the lives of others. I portray my own.

  Jan Saudek

  Way, Portraying, My Own

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• The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It's about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.

  Nick Vujicic

  Differences, Giving, Rewards

  Nick Vujicic (2010). “Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life”, p.27, WaterBrook

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• The humanitarian wishes to be a prime mover in the lives of others. He cannot admit either the divine or the natural order, by which men have the power to help themselves. The humanitarian puts himself in the place of God.

  Isabel Paterson

  Men, Order, Wish

  Isabel Paterson (1993). “God of the Machine”, p.241, Transaction Publishers

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• If you'll quit moaning and crying, I'll use the things to make you into someone I can use in the lives of others to show them that no matter where they've been, no matter how deep the hole, no matter how painful the trial, there's hope. There is victory.

  Kay Arthur

  Hope, Victory, Use

  Kay Arthur (2009). “As Silver Refined: Learning to Embrace Life's Disappointments”, p.118, WaterBrook

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• Each of us can make a great difference in the lives of other people, particularly as we move along the Success Process ourselves growing in strength, gaining experience and knowledge.

  Stedman Graham

  Life, Moving, Differences

  Stedman Graham (1998). “You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success”, p.196, Simon and Schuster

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• Look at each day as a chance to invest life into life. A chance to share your experience and deposit it into someone else's conscience. Each day is a chance to work miracles in the lives of others.

  Jim Rohn

  Miracle, Growth, Looks

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• But business is just a vehicle for transforming the ideas in your head into something real, something tangible, that actually improves the lives of others. To create something unique and beautiful and valuable is very hard. It’s very special to do. It doesn’t happen fast.

  James Altucher

  Beautiful, Real, Unique

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• Everyone who has any talent at all in sketching, painting, sculpturing or carving, should have the opportunity to use that talent. The expression is important for the person, and can tremendously enrich the lives of other people. What can you do?

  Edith Schaeffer

  Opportunity, Expression, Should Have

  Edith Schaeffer (1972). “Hidden art”

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• I’ve worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thank-you notes from parents, but rewards those who can detect the mispricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions.

  Warren Buffett

  Teacher, Fate, Long

  "Zuckerberg, Gates, Buffett and the Triumph of Competitive Philanthropy". www.washingtonpost.com. December 02, 2015.

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• No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.

  Eugene H. Peterson

  Overflow

  Eugene H. Peterson (1996). “Living the Message: Daily Reflections with Eugene H. Peterson”, Harper San Francisco

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• God never intended for us to simply be the objects of His love. We are also called to be the instruments of that love in the lives of others.

  Paul David Tripp

  His Love, Instruments, Objects

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• God can take what Satan meant for shame and use it for His glory. Just when we think we've messed up so badly that our lives are nothing but heaps of ashes, God pours His living water over us and mixes the ashes into clay. He then takes this clay and molds it into a vessel of beauty. After He fills us with His overflowing love, He can use us to pour His love into the hurting lives of others.

  Lysa TerKeurst

  Hurt, Thinking, Water

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• Wherever I go, and whoever I encounter, I will bring them a gift. The gift may be a compliment, a flower, or a prayer. Today, I will give something to everyone I come into contact with, and so I will begin the process of circulating joy, wealth and affluence in my life and in the lives of others.

  Deepak Chopra

  Prayer, Flower, Giving

  Deepak Chopra (2010). “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams”, p.28, Amber-Allen Publishing

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• Show kindness whenever possible. Show it to the people in front of you, the people coming up behind you, and the people with whom you are running neck and neck. It will vastly improve the quality of your own life, the lives of others, and the state of the world.

  Ann Patchett

  Running, Kindness, People

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• The best way to uplift our own lives is to do all we can to uplift the lives of others.

  Sharon Gannon

  Uplifting, Way, Life Is

  Sharon Gannon, David Life (2014). “Yoga Assists: A Complete Visual and Inspirational Guide to Yoga Asana Assists”, p.3, Open Road Media

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