“A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.”
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“Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose also the first announcement of death.”
“Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom.”
“The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.”
“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”
“My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
“It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.”
“We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.”
“A man of strength and wisdom, John Paul became an inspiration to generations of both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world by encouraging freedom, promoting peace and respecting all faiths.”
“I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship.”
“I have no agenda except to be funny. Neither I or the writers profess to offer any worldly wisdom.”
“The future has already arrived. It's just not evenly distributed yet.”
“My past is my wisdom to use today... my future is my wisdom yet to experience. Be in the present because that is where life resides.”
“Someday in the distant cyborg future, when our internal and external memories fully merge, we may come to possess infinite knowledge. But that's not the same thing as wisdom.”
“Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose.”
“Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.”
“God in His wisdom has decided that He will reward no works but His own.”
“Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.”
“In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.”
“Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.”
“Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.”
“In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.”
“Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit.”
“I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being?”