Prayer is not itself powerful; it is not magic. But its power is unlimited in that the child of God calls on a Father of unlimited goodness and ability.
She needs to make one phone call, and she wishes she could make it into her past. Into last year. Or two years ago.
First things first, though, I thought, and headed straight for the liquor cabinet. Times like this call for straight scotch, no rocks.
The first thing I went out for was 'The Sopranos' and I got it, so that's how it happened. I hate to say it like that because I wait for calls now.
You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.
The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate for a generation.
The Party of the Regions has won a convincing victory. We are ready to undertake responsibility for forming the Cabinet and we are calling on everyone to join us.
It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.
Boys, be ambitious. Be ambitious not for money, not for selfish aggrandizement, not for the evanescent thing which men call fame. Be ambitious for the attainment of all that a man can be.
A well dressed woman usually is covered by a unique umbrella called elegance, which many can't seem to find.
I don't know what a supermodel is. If they call me that, I might have to punch them. It's just so vain and so unreal.
A show like Knots or any other show that can be called a soap opera does terribly in syndication because if you're a viewer and you miss a week you don't know what's going on.
Those who call me an opportunist are following the old rule: If you can't attack the data, attack the person.
By reflecting a little on this subject I am almost convinced that those numberless small Circuses we see on the moon are the works of the Lunarians and may be called their Towns.
I did not win and in fact I was called into the principal's office for a consultation with my parents. But that was the beginning of my literary career.
The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's Booger.' It was an autobiographical piece about a kid who was really bad at math.
I think of myself as writing realist American fiction. 'Cynical but hopeful' wouldn't be the worst thing I've ever been called.
Making duck calls is the hardest thing that we make, so there's skill involved, and they're all handmade.
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
I see people putting text messages on the phone or computer and I think, 'Why don't you just call?'
I don't know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived.
