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He’d always been willing to confess his faults, for, by admitting them, it was as if he made them no longer exist.
Talent, and genius as well, is like a grain of pearl sand shifting about in the creative mind. A valued tormentor.
Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance.
It is one thing to say Jesus is all you want; until He is all you have and you discover He is all you ever needed.
To the average professed Christian today, living so far below normal, New Testament Christianity would be a shock.
Governments have a favorite phrase: lean and mean. But theyve been made very, very fat for corporate interests.
Self awakening enables you to see the human scene as it is, not as it appears to be, which frees you of its chaos.
For every problem or confusion and for every desire or ambition there is an available force waiting for your call.
The more you hardwire a company on total quality management, the more it is going to hurt breakthrough innovation.
Anytime I think about a product, I think about my family and friends. Would they be proud of me if I put this out?
In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends on the will of the Lord.
Perhaps some day, modern people will learn that mystery is not the prison of the mind of people, it is their home.
ALL KNOWLEDGE is possible for anyone - and the Cosmos gives it to him who asks, but all information is impossible.
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.
What I'm most excited about is that there's an openness to a shift, and I do think that there's a shift happening.
Everything I ever worried about turned out exactly as it was going to, despite my anxious moments to the contrary.
If you slip, it doesn't mean you're less valuable. It simply means that you have something to learn from slipping.
I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment.
To achieve peace, it is crucial to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy that prevents peace processes from advancing.
Many times we will get more ideas and better ideas in two hours of creative loafing than in eight hours at a desk.
Love is the dynamic motivation behind every worthy purpose; it is the upward thrust that lifts men to the heights.
When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them, as if their reason had left them.
Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.
Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years.
One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.
The rule for every worthwhile man is that no serious job ever shall receive less than his best thought and effort.
Most persons who indulge in second thought don't do much thinking when the subject is presented for first thought.
Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin.
If you believe people have no history worth mentioning, it's easy to believe they have no humanity worth defending
Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
A dependent clause is like a dependent child: incapable of standing on its own but able to cause a lot of trouble.
Color and bite permeate a language designed to rally many men, to destroy some, and to change the minds of others.
I am a person who believes in form, in the harmony of order. Where we can, we must give things a meaningful shape.
Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you?
Life is a train that stops at no stations; you either jump abroad or stand on the platform and watch as it passes.
The true criminal must be defined as a man who commits a crime though he is as decently fed and clothed as others.
I was young, out of the military service in Israel. I was looking for a big adventure, and I was searching for it.
I believe that there is an urgent need to restructure the discussion of war to include the impact it has on women.
The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'
There's not a lot you can do about the national economy but there is a lot you can do about your personal economy.
Winners evaluate themselves in a positive manner and look for their strengths as they work to overcome weaknesses.
If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore.
Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don't speculate, simply look at what is there.
People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.
All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain - and pretty much nothing else.
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
The KEY to disciplining ourselves in the area of obedience is always keeping in mind to whom we are being obedient.