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It has been said that the gate of history turns on small hinges, and so do people's lives. The choices we make determine our destiny.
Slowing down doesn't mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
The universe doesn't conspire against you, but it doesn't go out of its way to line up the pins either. Conditions are never perfect.
Christianity is the only faith whose founder died for His followers in order to enable them to escape the consequences of their sins.
There is a direct relationship between a person's grasp and experience of God's grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor.
One can imagine a world without essays. It would be a little poorer, of course, like a world without chess, but one could live in it.
If Atheists are lonely and downtrodden, we have only ourselves to blame. Numerically, we are strong. Let's start punching our weight.
The message of frustration is an exciting signal. it means that your brain beleives you could be doing better than you currently are.
I'm certainly not saying that my life is what success is all about. To me, success is the ongoing process of striving to become more.
Every great, successful person I know shares the capacity to remain centered, clear, and powerful in the midst of emotional 'storms'.
I guess if you're that thin and that small you don't need to take up too much space or breathe that much air. You just keep on going.
I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious. Just practical. Cancer may cool you, but the other's sure to.
I knew Lee Harvey Oswald, and I knew Jack Kennedy. The odds against that-one person knowing all four of those men-must be astounding.
We define journalism in America as the business and practice of presenting the news of the day in the interest of economic privilege.
The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.
All makers must leave room for the acts of the spirit. But they have to work hard and carefully, and wait patiently, to deserve them.
Crankish attacks on the freedom to read are common at present. When backed and coordinated by organized groups, they become sinister.
I learned to keep at a certain distance from things - and to make myself a little bit invisible while I observed and understood them.
A wife who is 85 percent faithful to her husband is not faithful at all. There is no such thing as part-time loyalty to Jesus Christ.
To build character of purpose and integrity is our high mark, and that cannot be done in a world where there are no adverse elements.
Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature man than you can paint the air.
I don't necessarily set out to teach or say anything in particular in my writing. Morals and themes come out as I'm telling the tale.
Sometimes I think that my best writing comes from exposing my fears and vulnerabilities and hoping that nobody notices it's about me.
When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I do not - will not read.
These Indians are fierce, they wear feathers and grunt. Most of us dont fit this idealized figure since we grunt only when overeating
It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment?
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
We must teach our children that the real measure of their success in life is how much they'd be worth if they had absolutely nothing.
There is no necessity for a technique or formula for meditation. Inner feeling, or inner knowing, is the silent voice of inspiration.
Inspiration comes only to those who seek it with humility toward their own achievements and reverence toward the achievements of God.
There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.
Great leaders love talent and know where to find it. They surround themselves with talented people who can work effectively together.
Good temper, like a sunny day, sheds a ray of brightness over everything; it is the sweetener of toil and the soother of disquietude!
With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
Our bread is not only the Word of God, our meat is not only to do His will, our bread is also...the difficulties that are in our way.
Change your inner thoughts to the higher frequencies of love, harmony, kindness, peace, and joy, and you'll attract more of the same.
You are a holistic being with both nondualistic energy and the energy of the physical plane as a part of your being at your disposal.
Anything that immobilizes you, gets in your way, or keeps you from your goals is all yours. You can throw it away anytime you choose.
Some choices are forever....Just because people aren't in our lives anymore, doesn't mean they stop thinking about us and vice versa.
I bet if you go through the rest of your life telling yourself, "I'm sparkling," you'll have a whole different energy and experience.
Live life and write about life. Of the making of many books there is indeed no end, but there are more than enough books about books.
There was a new kind of strength in the gravity of her face, and her colors still gave her that look of deep-seated health and ardor.
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
A mediocre music teacher tells. A good music teacher explains. A superior music teacher demonstrates. A great music teacher inspires.
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
True worship is when the spirit, the immortal and invisible part of man, speaks to and meets with God, who is immortal and invisible.
It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any more.
Can Christ be in thou heart and thou not know it? Can one king be dethroned and another crowned in thy soul and thou hear no scuffle?
Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them.
Let us remember, when we are inclined to be disheartened, that the private soldier is a poor judge of the fortunes of a great battle.