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Obsessed Obsessed by Ted Dekker
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“I sell ideas. Actually, if you think about it, everything is really no more than idea. The past is nothing more than a memory, which is one kind of idea. The future is still a hope, another kind of idea. The present is fleeting and becomes a memory before you can put your hands on it. All ideas. I sell ideas.”
Ted Dekker, Obsessed
“Do you know what hope and fear have in common?... They both hold great power. But that power is dependent on both fear and hope together. Think about it. Without the fear of something terrible, you cannot have the hope that it won't happen, you see? Without having hope for something wonderful, you can't have any fear of losing it. They work together, the two most powerful forces we possess.”
Ted Dekker, Obsessed
“My name is Gerhard Braun, and I am God.”
Ted Dekker, Obsessed
“The Beatles insisted he let it be, let it be. Stephen ejected the tape from his eight-track and threw it on the floor of the passenger seat. Whispered words of wisdom, please. They had no idea.”
Ted Dekker, Obsessed
“Don’t mistake man’s weakness for God’s.”
Ted Dekker, Obsessed
“Actually, if you think about it, everything is really no more than idea. The past is nothing more than a memory, which is one kind of idea. The future is still a hope, another kind of idea. The present is fleeting and becomes a memory before you can put your hands on it. All ideas.”
Ted Dekker, Obsessed
“The value of an idea is determined by how appealing the idea is to someone. If you want something desperately, you will pay desperately.”
Ted Dekker, Obsessed
“What’s the value of a diamond? Whatever someone is willing to pay for a pretty stone that makes him feel important.”
Ted Dekker, Obsessed