I Quotes
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“I must add, though, that I don't believe making disciples must equal making adherents to the Christian religion. It may be advisable in many (not all!) circumstances to help people become followers of Jesus and remain within their Buddhist, Hindu, or Jewish contexts.”
Source: A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I Am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/conservative, Mystical/poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/contemplative, Fundamentalist/Calvinist, Anabaptist/Anglican, Methodist, Catholic, Green, Incarnational, Depressed-yet-hopeful, Emergent, Unfinished Christian
“I must add... my gratitude to you for the attention with which you have listened to me, for, from my numerous observations, our Liberals are never capable of letting anyone else have a conviction of his own without at once meeting their opponent with abuse or even something worse.”
“I must admit I am nervous about getting Alzheimer's. Once it hits, I might tell my best joke and never know it.”
“I must admit I found forgiveness a hard pill to swallow. I never really liked people telling me to forgive my abuser. I finally get it, forgiveness removes the negative energy this unforgiveness brings. Forgiveness shoes unconditional love for ourselves.”
“I must admit I suffered a bit when I first came to England. But then I realised that there was nothing to be intimidated by, everybody had two legs.”
“I must admit I'm a total control freak. That is the way that it works best for me.”
“I must admit I’m impressed, Sadie. You controlled your magic and controlled Isis. And you, Carter, did well turning into a lizard.”
Source: The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid
“I must admit, sometimes I like being alone. I like playing with kids too, but there is always a problem. This problem is how people react when they see me, especially kids. I am always the one who suffers. They stare at me making ugly faces and say some mean words. It really hurts, and I must leave. I really hope that I never meet them again. Being alone protects me.”
Source: The bright side of pain : The story of a boy who wished he could be ordinary.
“I must admit that any favorable mention of the flying saucers by a scientist amounts to extreme heresy and places the one making the statement in danger of excommunication by the scientific theocracy. Nevertheless, in recent years I have investigated the story of the unidentified flying object (UFO), and I am no longer able to dismiss the idea lightly.”
“I must admit that I am always perplexed when reading quotes and other writings that true love should be unconditional. Well, how about betrayal? Shouldn’t that be a condition? It is for me and should be for you.”
“I must admit that I am in a state of utter wretchedness and have been for a long time. I didn't know that such extreme unhappiness could continue for so long.”
Source: The Nice and the Good
“I must admit that I am not a member of the ugly school. I have a great regard for certain notions of beauty even though to some it is an old fashioned idea. Some photographers think that by taking pictures of human misery, they are addressing a serious problem. I do not think that misery is more profound than happiness.”
Source: Saul Leiter
“I must admit that I do have a particular soft spot for the character of the chameleon-trickster goddess Ris in Dreams of the Compass Rose. Ris has gone through the whole spectrum of personal change and has had the longest road of all. And in the end she chooses to come back to the world, to guide, and to help, and to open the eyes of those who are suffering. In that is her true strength and humorous wisdom. I really do like her a whole lot.”
“I must admit that I don't really understand social networking models that well, and I haven't tried to because I have just not been enthused about this whole thing.”
“I must admit, that I have learned more from my negative experiences than I have ever learned from my positive one.”
“I must admit that I haven't heard of the Duchess of Erat before." "You're a fortunate man," Wolf said. "She's a great beauty," the man said admiringly. "And has a temper to match," Wolf told him. "I noticed that," the guard said. "We noticed you noticing," Silk told him slyly.”
“I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.”
Source: Margaret Mead, some personal views
“I must admit that I was in total awe of Stewart Granger. He was my idol.”
“I must admit that if there was ever going to be a woman to take my mind and heart off of Annette, it would have been Aideen.”
Source: Addicted to Time
“I must admit that it seems like my mind really reconstructs some things, and in a very - I just know that it seems like some things are not as I remembered them when I do some investigation.”
“I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It is also evident that this need cannot be met if we do not experience a salvific change in consciousness, which allows us to perceive a greater, happier reality beyond the world of matter and sense.”
“I must admit that outside the university, it is difficult to be a pure mathematician. No one in my family understands what I do. My neighbors wonder why I spend all my time in my study scribbling with pencil on a yellow pad of paper instead of going outside to mow the lawn.”
“I must admit that over time, being single and in solitude can eventually lead to feelings of loneliness. That's at least how I feel about it.”
“I must admit that the existence of Disneyland (which I know is real) proves that we are not living in Judaea in 50 AD. . . . Saint Paul would never go near Disneyland. Only children, tourists, and visiting Soviet high officials ever go to Disneyland. Saints do not.”
Source: I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon
“I must admit that we have yet to understand how [Donald Trump] will develop his idea, his pledge to make America great again, but I hope this will not hinder the development of our cooperation.”
“I must admit that when I chose the name, "vitamine," I was well aware that these substances might later prove not to be of an amine nature. However, it was necessary for me to choose a name that would sound well and serve as a catchword, since I had already at that time no doubt about the importance and the future popularity of the new field.”
Source: The Vitamines
“I must admit there are 'memories' in my head that are curious even to me.”
Source: The Secret Scripture
“I must admit to a personal lack of sympathy with women who have themselves photographed in black stockings, garter belts and boots, with bare breasts, bananas, and coy, come-hither glances.... A woman using her own face and body has a right to do what she will with them, but it is a subtle abyss that separates men's use of women for sexual titillation from women's use of women to expose that insult.”
“I must admit to being greatly influenced by Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces.”
“I must admit your brooding has a certain allure, though I prefer your smile,” Iona says.”
Source: Her Spell That Binds Me
“I must admit, even my fans everywhere I go in the world - just this week I was in London and Glasgow and the week before I was in Des Moines - my fans all look the same in all those cities - they look great!”
“I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all.”
“I must admit, Peter, I have difficulty in understanding why an innocent man would want to spend twelve years as a rat.”
“I must admit, the constant invasion of privacy was becoming a real concern. Ive been asked for autographs while Ive been doing laps in the pool and even in the toilet!”
“I must admit, the only reason I joined an amateur dramatic society is because I couldn't get to kiss any girls - I was chasing girls all the time - and so I thought if I join it, there might be some love scenes. And there was a particular girl and I thought I might get to kiss Amy. I never did get to kiss Amy but I did get to kiss Elizabeth Taylor, so it was all right, a lot later.”
“I must also have a dark side if I am to be whole.”
“I must always forget how one word is able to pick out another, to manner another, until I have got something I might have said... but did not.”
Source: Selected Poems of Anne Sexton
“I must always have a clear image of the form of a work before I begin. Otherwise there is no impulse to create.”
“I must always have fresh orange juice, alkaline water and hazelnut creamer for my coffee.”
“I must always march on in my life. What's done is done.”
“I must always seem so reserved and remote to them. Once in a while they ask questions that seem to call for a statement of what the hell I'm always thinking about, but if I were to babble what's really on my mind about, say, the a priori presumption of the continuity of a motorcycle from second to second and do this without benefit of the entire edifice of the Chautauqua, they'd just be startled and wonder what's wrong. I really am interested in this continuity and the way we talk and think about it and so tend to get removed from the usual lunchtime situation and this gives an appearance of remoteness. It's a problem.”
Source: Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance and Siddhartha 2 Books Collection Set
“I must always write this way. I must always feel – and deeply.”
“I must analyze, from what I do now, what will be the impact two or three or five years in the future. What is the statement I want to make?”
“I must apologise because I know all writers have memories of being on the outer because it's the children on the side of the playground who become the dangerous writers.”
“I must apologize for calling so late," said he, "and I must further beg you to be so unconventional as to allow me to leave your house presently by scrambling over your back garden wall.”
Source: Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Delphi Classics)
“I must apologize for the dog," said Cross as he closed the door of his study. "My daughter has a tender heart."
Hugh nodded once in acknowledgement. "An admirable trait in a woman.”
Source: An Earl Like You
“I must apologize, it seems I've gone and gotten myself shot.”
“I must ask myself whether I am not colouring what I see with my own views.”
Source: Termush
“I must ask the Lord to direct the Holy Spirit within me to drain the life out of sin and in prayer.”
“I must ask, without knowing whom I should ask, if it is really necessary to love the man who slays me; to ask who among you is slaying me. My life, stronger than myself, replies that it wants revenge at all costs. It warns me that I must struggle like someone drowning, even if I should perish in the end. If it be so, so be it.”
Source: The Hour of the Star