Quote by Soren Kierkegaard
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to chan

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Marriage
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The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo. – Soren Kierkegaard

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great
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God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners. – Soren Kierkegaard

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God
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I take sounds and change them into words. – Brian Eno

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There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism. – Henry George

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Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority. – Bill Gates

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Some people change when they think theyre a star or something. – Paris Hilton

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The secret of success is sincerity. – Jean Giraudoux

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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyones letter. – Chinese Proverb

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