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veils events moments
Certain things, certain events, seem inexplicable only for a time: up to the moment when the veil is torn aside. Elie Wiesel
veils
The veil of money has never been about how much money you have but about how much money has you. Aiden Wilson Tozer
veils again-and-again versions
Official history is merely a veil to hide the truth of what really happened. When the veil is lifted, again and again we see that not only is the official version not true, it is often 100% wrong. David Icke
veils arms opinion
[Rousseau] has not had the precaution to throw any veil over his sentiments; and as he scorns to dissemble his contempt of established opinions, he could not wonder that all the zealots were in arms against him. David Hume
veils rich myth
The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity. C. S. Lewis
veils confession secrecy
The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed. Bill Vaughan
veils spirituality hiding
Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness. Alfred Nobel
veils faces eternity
Eternity doth wear upon her face the veil of time. They only see the veil, and thus they know not what they stand so near! Alexander Smith
veils littles infinity
We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile. Conor McPherson
rooms mouths rings
When I open my mouth, the room rings. David H. Murdock
rooms mixing paint
My 20s were spent in a room, alone, mixing paints and figuring it all out. Caio Fonseca
rooms band wrecks
Other bands wanted to wreck hotel rooms; Roxy Music wanted to redecorate them. Bryan Ferry
rooms speak disposition
We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the eclat of a proverb. Jane Austen
rooms looks born
Look around the room a few times a day as if you had just been born into that room. Eckhart Tolle
rooms authority permit
What we must eliminate are systems of representation that carry with them the authority which has become repressive because it doesn't permit or make room for interventions on the part of those represented. Edward Said
rooms plenty
At 21, there's lots more room there, plenty of things to improve on as you get older. Brad Gilbert
rooms wanted
I have always tried to make room for anything that wanted to come to me from within. Carl Jung
rooms twelve experts
Twelve experts gathered in one room equal one big idiot.
helping-others people fields
I love what I do on the field and that takes a lot of my time. But I also make time to help other people because a lot are not as fortunate as I am. Carlos Delgado
helping-someone achievement saving
Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible. Charles Stanley
helping pride productive team
We know we're responsible for a lot our team's offense, and that's something that we take seriously. We take a lot of pride in being productive and helping the team win. Michael Young
helping pressured somebody
We know if we are beat, somebody's going to be back there. In the past, it wasn't like that. If you pressured up on somebody and you got beat, you were getting dunked on. This year, we're helping each other out. Jason Richardson
helping asks
It’s only useful to ask, what wisdom have you learned from your misjudgments that will help you going forward? David Brooks
helping conspiracy crime
Prosecutors tend to love conspiracy charges because the rules of evidence are easier, meaning you can get more in to help prove a crime. David Shuster
helping-someone stories sometimes
I love helping someone else tell their story, but I like being the storyteller sometimes. David Schwimmer
helping ability
All of those measures of relationships that you have in your life help feed your and inform your ability to act. David Koechner
helping help-me help-yourself
Seriously? You won’t help me?” “Help yourself get killed? No, I won’t. Dave Barry