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Donald Miller Inspirational Quotes (143)

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Today I wonder why it is God refers to Himself as 'Father' at all. This, to me, in light of the earthly representation of the role, seems a marketing mistake.
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The reason I like writing a memoir is because it isn't preachy.
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If I use the Bible to prove I am right, I have yet to be humbled by the beautiful truths of the Bible.
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You never question the truth of something until you have to explain it to a skeptic.
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I don't read a lot of inspirational books for life. But for writing, I think the two best books are The War of Art and William Zinsser's On Writing Well. I read a lot of classics.
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I know, from the three visits I made to him, the blended composite of love and fear that exists only in a boy's notion of his father.
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If the abortion issue is important to me, this is how you tackle that issue.
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God doesn't give us crying, pooping children because he wants to advance our careers.
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Without a positive male role model in your life it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and benefits society.
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How many people have damaged their own lives by mistaking enablement for grace?
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I think the things we want most in life, the things we think will set us free, are not the thing we need.
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I think the best thing a person can do is to read through the Gospels in the Bible and really look at Jesus, because if a person does this, they will realize that the Jesus they learned about in Sunday school or the Jesus they hear jokes about or the skinny, Gandhi Jesus that exists in their imaginations isn't anything like the real Jesus at all.
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I posted chapters online and let people give feedback, and I was surprised at how much of that feedback I actually used for the book.I posted chapters online and let people give feedback, and I was surprised at how much of that feedback I actually used for the book. It was a different process for me, but I liked it.
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I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me
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Don't let go of your strength or your beauty. It was given to you by God.
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Every creative person, and I think probably every other person, faces resistance when they are trying to create something good...The harder the resistance, the more important the task must be.
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We shouldn’t be afraid to embrace whimsy, that nagging idea that life could be magical it could be special if we were only willing to take a few risks.
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The most attractive characteristic in a person is the story they are telling the world. We stop and stare at stories.
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Fear isn’t only a guide to keep us safe it’s also a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life … the great stories go to those who don’t give in to fear.
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Passion about nothing is like pouring gasoline in a car without wheels. It isn't going to lead anybody anywhere.
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The people I used to be surrounded by are getting along without me. Somehow, that really bugs me.
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I used love like money, but love doesn't work like money. It is not a commodity. When we barter with it, we all lose. When the church does not love it's enemies, it fuels their rage. It makes them hate us more.
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I often learn more about myself from listening to the life story of a friend than I do reflecting on my own story.
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