#seeking

I suddenly saw that all the time it was not I who had been seeking God, but God who had been seeking me. I had made myself the centre of my own existence and had my back turned to God. ↗

— Bede Griffiths

#been #centre #existence #god #had

But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual. Each seeking to satisfy private wants. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#america #become #cease #city #collection

In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking; in war, service for the tribe or state becomes supreme, and personal liberty is suspended. ↗

— Arthur Keith

#even #liberty #organization #over #peace

I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor. ↗

— DeForest Kelley

#am #become #established #firmly #i

We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction. ↗

— Edward Kennedy

#developing #hussein #known #many #mass

It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense of adventure. ↗

— Frederick Sanger

#appeal #discovery #good #good sense #into

If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs. ↗

— James Sinegal

#could #jobs #made #make #maximum

Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards. ↗

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

#afterwards #better #help #seeking #sins

An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken! ↗

— Mandy Hale

#being-yourself #confidence #knowing-who-you-are #loving-yourself #seeking-validation

You will never gain anyone's approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#approval-of-others #begging #confident #loving-yourself #people-pleaser