Want U Quotes

• Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'

  Erich Fromm

  Love, Life, Romantic

  Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.46, Open Road Media

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• We pray when there's nothing else we can do; Jesus wants us to pray before we do anything at all.

  Oswald Chambers

  Want, Praying, Short Prayer

  "Prayer: A Holy Occupation".

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• God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.

  Martin Luther

  Prayer, Want, Praying

  Martin Luther (2009). “Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional”, p.238, Zondervan

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• If it had been anything else, we would have said, 'People don't want us to do it. Forget it. Let's just leave it alone.' But this is not in that category. This is interesting science. New science. With a hint of a possibility of a very useful technology. Therefore, if you've got any integrity, you don't give up. You only give up if you find you are wrong. But as long as you believe that you are right, you have to continue. And you have to take the consequences.

  Martin Fleischmann

  Giving Up, Integrity, Believe

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• I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.  I believe He wants us to be known for giving—of our time, our money, and our abilities—and to start a movement of ‘giving’ churches.  In so doing, we can alleviate the suffering in the world and change the reputation of His bride in America.

  Francis Chan

  Believe, America, Giving

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• One of our big goals in search is to make search that really understands exactly what you want, understands everything in the world. As computer scientists, we call that artificial intelligence.

  Larry Page

  Goal, World, Want

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• One thing is that I wasn't getting booked that well, and they had control over who got the awards, they had control over who sold. And they really did not want Willie or me, either one, to
  “have a hit record. They wanted the money, but they didn't want us to be the ones.

  Waylon Jennings

  Awards, Records, Want

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• Whenever our sins press hard against us, whenever Satan would drive us to despair, we must hold up this shield, that God does not want us to be overwhelmed in everlasting destruction, for He has ordained His Son to be the salvation of the world.

  John Calvin

  Son, Despair, Doe

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• I beg Our Lord, Monsieur, that we may be able to die to ourselves in order to rise with Him, that he may be the joy of your heart, the end and soul of your actions, and your glory in heaven. This will come to pass if, from now on, we humble ourselves as He humbled Himself, if we renounce our own satisfaction to follow Him by carrying our little crosses, and if we give our lives willingly, as He gave His, for our neighbor whom He loves so much and whom He wants us to love as ourselves.

  Vincent de Paul

  Faith, Heart, Humble

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1992). “Correspondence, conferences, documents”, New City Pr

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• . . . Our Lord humbles in order to raise up, and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order to bring about peace. He often desires some things more than we do, but wants us to merit the grace of accomplishing them by several practices of virtue and to beg for this with many prayers.

  Vincent de Paul

  Prayer, Order, Practice

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1990). “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)”

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• I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.

  Peter Jennings

  Objectivity, Want, Littles

  KETV NewsWatch 7 Interview, quoted in The Omaha Channel article, October 19, 2004.

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• Americans just want us to... not be concerned if they can be constitutionally justified... Why, if we had to do that we could not pass most of the laws we enact around here.

  John Glenn

  Law, America, Want

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• I emphasize listening. We strive to hear what other people want us to hear, even though they don't always come out and say it directly.

  Bob Galvin

  People, Empathy, Understanding

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• We believe we can't attract to ourselves what we want because we think we are separate from God, and whether we are able to manifest anything is dependent upon whether God wants us to do that or not.

  Wayne Dyer

  Spiritual, Believe, Thinking

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• The American people want us to stop spending. And so let's just give them some certainty. Let's extend the tax - the existing tax cuts. And then let's give some more tax breaks to small businesses and large. And then maybe the American people will have some confidence.

  John McCain

  Confidence, Cutting, People

  "Sen. John McCain Talks Economy, Elections, Immigration". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. September 5, 2010.

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• If you want understanding try giving some.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Giving, Understanding, Trying

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• In general, they do what you want, unless you want consistency.

  Larry Wall

  Consistency, Want, Computer

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• God wants us to grow and achieve our potential.

  Carlos A. Godoy

  Want, Achieve, Grows

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• God loves us all, wants us all to share his kingdom, has a role for us all.

  George Carey

  Roles, Want, Kingdoms

  "Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out". "The Religion Report" with Stephen Crittenden, www.abc.net.au. September 25, 2002.

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• Beer is God's way of telling us that he loves us and wants us to be happy.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Beer, Politics, Want

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• The human animal needs a freedom seldom mentioned, freedom from intrusion. He needs a little privacy as much as he wants understanding or vitamins or exercise or praise.

  Phyllis McGinley

  Exercise, Animal, Understanding

  Phyllis McGinley (1962). “The province of the heart”

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• We do not intend to part from the Americans and we do not intend to be satellites. I am sure they do not want us to be so. The stronger we are, the better partners we shall be; and I feel certain that as the months pass we shall draw continually closer together with mutual confidence and respect.

  Harold MacMillan

  Together, Stronger, Want

  First broadcast to the nation as prime minister, London, January 17, 1957.

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• Matthew loved the magi. He gave their story more square inches of text than he gave the narrative of the birth of Jesus. He never mentions the shepherds or the manger, but he didn't want us to miss the star and the seekers. It's easy to see why. Their story is our story.

  Max Lucado

  Jesus, Stars, Squares

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need.

  Timothy Keller

  Needs, Want, Praying

  Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.87, Penguin

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• Nature wants us to enjoy life to the full and die without giving it a second thought; Christianity wants the opposite.

  Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

  Opposites, Giving, Enjoy Life

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