Bob Goff on cynicism
Bob Goff86 quotes“Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.”
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A hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That’s what I want my life to be all about – full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
Bob GoffBob Goff Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.
Bob GoffBob Goff Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
Bob GoffBob Goff We’re all amateurs when it comes to love. Don’t be too hard on each other.
Bob GoffBob Goff Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it’s different, but because it’s the same.
Bob GoffBob Goff God made beauty so we’d know how He felt about us.
Bob GoffBob Goff Stand up like a mountain; have faith like a rock; love like an avalanche
Bob GoffBob Goff Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
Bob GoffBob Goff Being engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It’s about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us.
Bob GoffBob Goff God doesn’t break things so He can fix them; He fixes broken things so He can use them.
Bob GoffBob Goff What distracts us will begin to define us. We don’t need to swing at every pitch.
Bob GoffBob Goff Grace works that way. It’s a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It’s a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.
Bob GoffBob Goff I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.
Bob GoffBob Goff Living a life of following Christ means constant interruptions.
Bob GoffBob Goff Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
Bob GoffBob Goff What I’ve learned the more time I’ve spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
Bob GoffBob Goff
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Can anybody hear me? Are my words going to waste I need to believe there was a purpose to all the pain?
Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery
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I never know how much of what I say is true.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Stoicism is the wisdom of madness and cynicism the madness of wisdom.
Bergen EvansBergen Evans Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
Erica JongErica Jong Cynicism is humor in ill health.
H. G. WellsH. G. Wells I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don’t really know where wittiness is constructive.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey Doubt is always accompanied by a pervasive cynicism that unconsciously puts a negative spin on whatever it touches.
AdyashantiAdyashanti Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
Adam McKayAdam McKay Empathy can be replaced by cynicism.
Abraham VergheseAbraham Verghese