Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.
RICK WARREN
RICK WARREN
Rick Warren on consequence
Rick Warren131 quotes“Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.”
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Rick WarrenRick Warren Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope.
Rick WarrenRick Warren You can’t make a life without making mistakes. Relax and learn something.
Rick WarrenRick Warren Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems.
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Rick WarrenRick Warren Remember that your character is the sum total of your habits.
Rick WarrenRick Warren The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.
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Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
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The good photograph is not the object, the consequences of the photograph are the objects.
Dorothea LangeDorothea Lange So much nearer to Nature than civilized men are; absurd then to maintain cruelty is a consequence of depravity. . . .
Marquis de SadeMarquis de Sade Some mistakes… Just have greater consequences than others. But you don’t have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you.
Jojo MoyesJojo Moyes I think our nation faces enormous challenges, and we need leaders who are willing to tell the truth and do the right thing regardless of the consequences.
Ted CruzTed Cruz I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
George EliotGeorge Eliot The woman spread her legs, and made me look between them. All I could see was something that looked like a dyin’ orchid; consequently, I have never been comfortable around women or orchids.
Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II