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...a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion.

Donald Miller

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Donald Miller
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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Pearland
Texas
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Right, but you know, what would any of us lose by losing our possessions. Maybe we would gain something, like relationships, like the beauty of good friends, intimacy, you know what I mean, man? Like we wouldn't be losing anything if we lost our stuff, we'd be gaining everything.
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If you don't feel free and be yourself, you can't connect. Find people who accept your quirks. They'll heal your soul.
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We don't know how much we are capable of loving until the people we love are being taken away, until a beautiful story is ending.
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We don't think of our flaws as the glue that binds us to the people we love, but they are. Grace only sticks to your imperfections.
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No love is conditional. If love is conditional, it’s just some sort of manipulation masquerading as love.
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And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.
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The trouble with deep belief is that it costs something. And there is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle thing that doesn't like the truth at all because it carries responsibility, and if I actually believe these things I have to do something about them. It is so, so cumbersome to believe anything. And it isn't cool.
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I want to start replacing my “fix” response with an “enjoy” response and just let people be themselves.
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All the trees are losing their leaves, and not one of them is worried.
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There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.
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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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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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