#given

We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins. ↗

— Joseph Prince

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Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet. ↗

— King Edward VIII

#advice #chance #count #down #ever

Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that whatever of special value women have to offer is shunted aside without expression. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#bodies #completely #decisions #dominated #expression

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

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A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#body #chance #create #crowd #given

It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

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Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time. ↗

— Jessica Savitch

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If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. ↗

— Charles M. Schulz

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If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken. ↗

— Idries Shah

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I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times. ↗

— Moshe Sharett

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